How to Use seventh in a Sentence

seventh

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  • Only about a seventh of the town voted for her.
  • The Blue Jays put the game away with three runs in the seventh.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Cincinnati didn’t need a hit to tie the score in the seventh.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
  • The win marked the Raiders’ seventh in a row and the first county loss of the season for the Hawks.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The Sox answered again with three more runs in the seventh to put the game away.
    — Tim Grubbs, NOLA.com, 26 May 2017
  • The Mariners have hit 135 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Then, in the top of the seventh, Castro put the Raiders (20-6) out front with a home run of her own.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 June 2024
  • In the seventh, the Guardians appeared to have a chance to extend their 4-2 lead.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Then the Royals tacked on three more runs in the seventh to take control of the game.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The Padres got to within a run by scoring once in the fifth, twice in the sixth and once more in the seventh.
    — Kevin Acee, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Davis was hit on the hand by an 89 mph pitch from Littell in the seventh.
    — Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
  • Grayson Grinsell retired the side in the sixth and left with two on and two out in the seventh.
    — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Just a year ago, the Broncos were 15-17 and finished in a tie for seventh in the WCC.
    — Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The home run was the seventh of the season for Renfroe and the first walk-off of his career.
    — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 May 2017
  • Despite Buehler’s shoddy start and the shaky defense, the Dodgers tied the score 4-4 in the seventh.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Milner was brought on with men on the corner and no outs in the seventh.
    — Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Bour’s home run in the seventh was his fourth of the season and traveled 387 feet.
    — Andre C. Fernandez, miamiherald, 30 Apr. 2017
  • The Mocs plated a run in the sixth inning and another in the seventh to cut the lead to 9-8.
    — Samford Athletics, AL.com, 11 May 2017
  • His two-out, three-run homer in the seventh tied it at 5-5 and his two-run single in the eighth stretched the lead to four.
    — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram.com, 30 May 2017
  • Swanson doubled in Bellinger in the seventh to make it 6-4.
    — Matt Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The Yankees managed to cut the Rays’ lead to one when Ben Rice stayed hot with a two-run homer in the seventh.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
  • Of Santana’s 10 swing-and-miss strikes, six came in the pivotal seventh.
    — Mike Berardino, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2017
  • Miami doesn’t have third- or fourth-round picks but has one choice in the fifth round, two in the sixth and one in the seventh.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Ryan Walker recorded the final out of the sixth, then retired the side in the seventh.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
  • In the seventh, Venezuela had men on first and second with no outs and only scored once.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Mak Lerma singled in the seventh and scored later in the inning on a balk to negate the Pearce run the sixth.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
  • Mora, the star of Tuesday’s win, doubled in two runs in the seventh.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Tyler Alexander replaced Hill in the seventh, with guys on first and third.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The seventh of the seven games served as a sadly apt bookend to the Houston loss.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Will Smith also hit a game-breaking two-run homer in the third inning, and Gavin Lux hit a tack-on two-run shot in the seventh.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

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