mound

Example Sentences

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I think yesterday he threw off the mound, and the velocity is not near where it’s going to be, so I think that it’s a slow progression.

From Los Angeles Times

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a live batting practice Friday as the World Series MVP took the mound for the first time since he recorded the final out of last year’s Fall Classic.

From Los Angeles Times

The dozen younger alpacas around them lowered their heads as their papa alpaca stomped on the mound of grass.

From Literature

Sam scowled and drove his spoon around his plate, pushing a trail through some peas into a mound of squash.

From Literature

On Tuesday, north of Virginia's capital Richmond, Louella Glessner stood on a mound of plowed snow, flowers in hand, hoping the robed monks and their mission might somehow begin to heal America's toxic divisions.

From Barron's