ˈpinch-ˈhit 
ˌpinch-
pinch-hit; pinch-hitting; pinch-hits
1
: to act or serve in place of another
2
: to bat in the place of another player especially when a hit is particularly needed
: a hit made by a pinch hitter
Examples of pinch-hit in a Sentence
Verb
assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Ohtani was hit by a line drive and was pinch-hit for later in the game, but reportedly will not miss time.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the threat of having Tucker available to pinch hit off the bench remains a weapon manager Craig Counsell is unwilling to surrender.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Dalton Rushing came off the bench to pinch-hit and bounced a ground ball to Arraez at first.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Ohtani was hit by a line drive and was pinch-hit for later in the game, but reportedly will not miss time.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Stanton’s clutch pinch hit tiebreaking two-run homer on Wednesday occurred in his 1,695th career game.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the threat of having Tucker available to pinch hit off the bench remains a weapon manager Craig Counsell is unwilling to surrender.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Pinch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch-hit. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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