Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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In the bottom of the eighth with a runner on third base, Griffin Conine hit a grounder to second baseman Baty, who threw home.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
But in the bottom of the inning, Otto Lopez hit a hard grounder to Lindor at shortstop, and the ball kicked off his glove.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Two pitches later, the inning was over, on a fielder’s choice grounder and double play grounder.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Pete Crow-Armstrong got a superb secondary lead and jump to beat a throw to second base on a routine grounder with two outs to load the bases, setting up Miguel Amaya’s three-run double.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
But in the bottom of the inning, Otto Lopez hit a hard grounder to Lindor at shortstop, and the ball kicked off his glove.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Two pitches later, the inning was over, on a fielder’s choice grounder and double play grounder.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Pete Crow-Armstrong got a superb secondary lead and jump to beat a throw to second base on a routine grounder with two outs to load the bases, setting up Miguel Amaya’s three-run double.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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