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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In the seventh inning, the Mets scored two runs to help complete the comeback.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Yorkville 14-11-1 (10) Preston Regnier tosses six efficient innings in 1-0 win Monday over Oswego East to open series.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Ray rebounded from a rough first inning to struck out nine over six innings.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Tigers starter Casey Mize (5-1) gave up four runs and seven hits in seven innings, including Logan O’Hoppe’s solo homer in the second and Jorge Soler’s two-run shot in the third.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Yorkville 14-11-1 (10) Preston Regnier tosses six efficient innings in 1-0 win Monday over Oswego East to open series.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Ray rebounded from a rough first inning to struck out nine over six innings.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Tigers starter Casey Mize (5-1) gave up four runs and seven hits in seven innings, including Logan O’Hoppe’s solo homer in the second and Jorge Soler’s two-run shot in the third.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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“Inning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inning. Accessed 23 May. 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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