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Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 5-foot-9, 175-pound Betts works extensively on his defense before every game, taking dozens of ground balls and live fungos to each side and making long throws to first base and shorter double-play feeds to second.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Marco Luciano was fielding ground balls while Nick Ahmed made throws to first base, wearing a black brace where his glove would typically be on his left wrist.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined above
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
ground ball
noun
: a batted baseball that rolls or bounces along the ground
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