fly ball

noun

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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An upward trend in his fly ball rate, using the field more on the ground. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 Cody Cappelletti opened the top of the seventh with a single, but Bailey got the next three batters on a fly ball to left, with Preston Hendry making a circus catch, and two strikeouts. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025 The most common ways are called shaving and rolling, and a simple online search will produce plenty of bat doctors, selling services and bats that will supposedly put some extra juice on your fly balls. Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Moises Razo of St John Bosco out on a see fly ball to CF. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for fly ball

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fly ball was in 1865

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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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