Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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Curtis Mead hit a grounder to third.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Adam attempted to make a play on the grounder but immediately crumpled to the ground.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But a grounder by Kody Clemens, which seemed destined to be a double play, bounced off Cronenworth’s glove and through his legs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Hicks scored the tiebreaking run after pitcher Clay Holmes, covering first base, dropped Alonso’s throw on a two-out grounder by Troy Johnston.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Adam attempted to make a play on the grounder but immediately crumpled to the ground.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But a grounder by Kody Clemens, which seemed destined to be a double play, bounced off Cronenworth’s glove and through his legs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Hicks scored the tiebreaking run after pitcher Clay Holmes, covering first base, dropped Alonso’s throw on a two-out grounder by Troy Johnston.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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