1
a
: a division of a baseball game consisting of a turn at bat for each team
also
: a baseball team's turn at bat ending with the third out
b
innings
ˈi-niŋz 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a division of a cricket match
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a division of a cricket match
c
: a player's turn (as in horseshoes, pool, or croquet)
2
: a chance or opportunity for action or accomplishment
—usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
that momentous innings which was to project him into world politics—
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The Times Literary Supplement (London)Examples of inning in a Sentence
She hit a double in the fourth inning.
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Closer Carlos Estévez pitched two innings and earned the win.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
Alvarez caught nine innings Friday night for Double-A Binghamton and did the same Saturday, going 2-for-5 with two strikeouts and a run scored against Reading.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
But the one inning cost us some pitches and also cost us one of the runs.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Couple walks that led off innings ended up being a big part of the game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
Alvarez caught nine innings Friday night for Double-A Binghamton and did the same Saturday, going 2-for-5 with two strikeouts and a run scored against Reading.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
But the one inning cost us some pitches and also cost us one of the runs.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Couple walks that led off innings ended up being a big part of the game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Inning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inning. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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inning
noun
in·ning
ˈin-iŋ
: a division of a baseball game consisting of a turn at bat for each team
also
: a baseball team's turn at bat
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