Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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Otto Lopez lined a leadoff double, but three quick outs followed — the last coming on a grounder to Bell at first.
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
First, Toronto allowed Rob Refsnyder to reach on an error at third, then the Blue Jays couldn’t complete what would have been an inning-ending double play on an Alex Bregman grounder.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
The Tigers scored again in the seventh on a Trey Sweeney grounder, which saw Jazz Chisholm Jr. make an inaccurate flip to second for a force out.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
In the bottom of the eighth with a runner on third base, Griffin Conine hit a grounder to second baseman Baty, who threw home.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
First, Toronto allowed Rob Refsnyder to reach on an error at third, then the Blue Jays couldn’t complete what would have been an inning-ending double play on an Alex Bregman grounder.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
The Tigers scored again in the seventh on a Trey Sweeney grounder, which saw Jazz Chisholm Jr. make an inaccurate flip to second for a force out.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
In the bottom of the eighth with a runner on third base, Griffin Conine hit a grounder to second baseman Baty, who threw home.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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