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Definition of "ten-for" []

  • The feat of a bowler taking ten wickets in a match (noun)

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Use "ten-for" in a sentence
  • "Tom Christie was the sort who knew a verse-or ten-for every occasion, and if he didn't beat his daughter physically, had almost certainly been doing it verbally."
  • "Ask Steven: A ten-for and a pair of spectacles, where Tom will beat Pidge, a Bradman-special PO Box, and more Play Lufthansa Fantasy Cricket and other games!"
  • "Ask Steven: A ten-for and a pair of spectacles, where Tom will beat Pidge, a Bradman-special PO Box, and more Alec Bedser was an impressive figure of a man, and his feats with the ball were befittingly large"