noun
Etymology
Origin of dinger
Example Sentences
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You endure a regular-season OPS of .654 for a postseason of two homers, eight RBIs, and a go-ahead dinger against the San Diego Padres in the deciding Game 5 of the division series.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
After hitting a national-record 140 high school homers in Japan, Rintaro Sasaki has his first stateside dinger!
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024
“When there’s a dinger, the entire stadium erupts.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2023
They know they’ve got the skills — they’ve hit the dinger twice now, advancing to the national championships in Florida.
From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2022
That night they took in a show which was a "hum dinger," and should have endured a life-time.
From Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope by Cumming, R. D. (Robert Dalziel)
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