fly ball

noun

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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The Dodgers then gift-wrapped an insurance run to the Cubs in the eighth, giving up another score after Conforto missed a fly ball near the left-field line for a leadoff double. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025 His fly ball was shallow, too — about halfway between the infield dirt and the warning track dirt. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025 Then, in the second inning, a routine fly ball floated toward left-center field with one out and the bases empty. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Xavier Edwards led off with a double but was thrown out trying to tag up to third base by left fielder Bryan De La Cruz after making an over-the-shoulder catch of Kyle Stowers’ fly ball. Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fly ball

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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 24 Apr. 2025.

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