Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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Vientos and Alvarez each struck out, and Carson Benge hit a grounder to the first baseman.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
Gonzalez then strayed too far to his right to try fielding Anthony Volpe’s grounder to second, leaving Meidroth with no one to throw to at first on an infield hit.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Manny Machado singled one out later, putting runners at the corners, but Gold Glove shortstop Masyn Winn turned a nifty double play on Gavin Sheets’ grounder up the middle to keep it 3-0.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Lee nearly snuck a single into right field in the bottom of the fourth, but second baseman Nico Hoerner made a diving stop of Lee’s grounder to rob him of a hit.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
Gonzalez then strayed too far to his right to try fielding Anthony Volpe’s grounder to second, leaving Meidroth with no one to throw to at first on an infield hit.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Manny Machado singled one out later, putting runners at the corners, but Gold Glove shortstop Masyn Winn turned a nifty double play on Gavin Sheets’ grounder up the middle to keep it 3-0.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Lee nearly snuck a single into right field in the bottom of the fourth, but second baseman Nico Hoerner made a diving stop of Lee’s grounder to rob him of a hit.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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grounder
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ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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