grounder
Example Sentences
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During baseball practice in my senior year of high school, Coach hit me a grounder that changed my life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Judge was jammed and rolled a slow grounder to third, shattering his bat in the process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
In the bottom of the ninth in Game 7, playing second base with the infield in, Rojas cleanly fielded a grounder and threw out Isiah Kiner-Falefa by inches at home plate to save the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025
He’d have someone roll the football to him as if he were fielding a grounder, then he would flick a throw to first base, keeping a low, almost-sidearmed release.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
The NYT called it.. . .. . hits a grounder to the mound ...
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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