Used in a Sentence

pitched

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pitched.

Editorial note

In my case the internally generated high-pitched squeal is constant, loud enough to interfere with normal conversation.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pitched gathered in one view.

adjective

Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate.

adjective

(not comparable) Having a specified tonal range.

adjective

(not comparable) Covered in pitch.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pitched.

adjective

Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate.

adjective

(not comparable) Having a specified tonal range.

adjective

(not comparable) Covered in pitch.

adjective

(of a battle, fight, etc) Fought at a particular place and time, at which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; (later especially) involving sustained, intense military (or by extension, political, legal etc.) fighting.

Example sentences

1

In my case the internally generated high-pitched squeal is constant, loud enough to interfere with normal conversation.

2

That, as well as talking to others that have pitched the person, are excellent ways of outing the jerks.

3

It's a bit amusing to me that a concept originally envisioned to help provide housing for the destitute is now being pitched as tech worker housing in the bay area...

4

It's been long pitched as a safety measure to prevent high-speed car chases and car thefts.

5

There are a lot of little companies doing exactly this, and tourney organizers are used to being pitched on it.

6

It's like patenting the idea of having a pitched roof on top of a house.

7

The PKs friends would then organize a rescue attempt on the way, often resulting in a pitched battle on the jailhouse steps.

8

They then pitched doctors hard to switch their patients to Clarinex, with considerable success.

9

You'll be pitched to by about a hundred or more Bangladeshi immigrants to come and have a fitted suit and some shirts made.

10

I like the idea and I would have pitched then $10k as throwaway money and be a millionaire 100 times over.

11

I'm a bit jealous you got pitched by Josh to join Grooveshark because by the time I joined, I had to pitch him!

12

Your statement reminded me almost exactly of the way I watched religious conversion being pitched to new prospects when I was a child.

Quote examples

1

And I have heard people (and people have pitched me) with outrageous "sure bet" sort of things.

2

One explaination is given in the article: "Investors preferred entrepreneurial ventures pitched by a man than an identical pitch from a woman by a rate of 68% to 32% in a study "

3

I'm curious about this quote, "Investors preferred entrepreneurial ventures pitched by a man than an identical pitch from a woman by a rate of 68% to 32% in a study conducted jointly by HBS, Wharton, and MIT Sloan.

Proper noun examples

1

Pitched to 1st-degree consulting contacts.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pitched in a sentence?

In my case the internally generated high-pitched squeal is constant, loud enough to interfere with normal conversation.

What does pitched mean?

Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate.

What part of speech is pitched?

pitched is commonly used as adjective.