Examples of “inning” in a Sentence

noun In baseball, one round in which each team gets a turn to bat, ending after three outs on each side.

• The home team scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
• The pitcher struggled in the first inning but settled down later.
• We stayed until the seventh inning, then left to catch our train.

noun A chance to do or achieve something.

• He finally got his inning to prove himself at the new job.
• After years on the bench, it was finally her inning to lead the project.
• The others have all had a go, so now it is your inning.