slow roller
Example Sentences
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Slater pulled up while running out a slow roller and grabbed the back of his leg before walking gingerly off the field.
From Washington Times • May 10, 2023
Mets catcher Tomas Nido opened the seventh with a single to left, and leadoff man Brandon Nimmo dribbled a slow roller to third for a single.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023
The Cubs took a 2-1 lead in the fourth when Bellinger lined a leadoff double to right, took third on Wisdom’s groundout and scored on Hosmer’s slow roller to first.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2023
Joe Mantiply came in to face Muncy, who hit a slow roller to third that scored Bellinger for a 2-all tie.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022
Before the half, tiny Qendrim dribbled through the defense ten yards out and tapped a slow roller past the goalie’s left foot.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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