as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester
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On July 1, 2018, Knapp pinch-hit for pitcher Nick Pivetta and hit a walk-off home run in the 13th inning to give the Phillies a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
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Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Eighteen players have at least 100 pinch-hits in their career.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Who better to pinch-hit than former U.S. Senator from Minnesota, Vice President of the United States and 1984 Democratic nominee for president Walter Mondale?
—John Phillips, Orange County Register, 27 Nov. 2024
Morse was battling an oblique injury that reduced him to pinch-hitting duties and Neshek had held right-handed hitters to a .176 average with two home runs all season.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Eighteen players have at least 100 pinch-hits in their career.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Who better to pinch-hit than former U.S. Senator from Minnesota, Vice President of the United States and 1984 Democratic nominee for president Walter Mondale?
—John Phillips, Orange County Register, 27 Nov. 2024
Morse was battling an oblique injury that reduced him to pinch-hitting duties and Neshek had held right-handed hitters to a .176 average with two home runs all season.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pinch-hit
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“Pinch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch-hit. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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