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Examples of double play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a double play.
They turned a double play to end the inning.
Recent Examples on the Web
The question becomes, does Biden’s double play do enough to overcome the fiscal malaise of these disenchanted voters?
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Pirates could’ve gotten a double play but the throw to the plate is off.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
After a walk put the potential tying run on first, Miller struck out Ty France and then ended the game by getting Victor Robles to hit into a double play.
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Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Loftin fielded the baseball and tossed it to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to begin a 4-6-3 double play.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
double play
noun
: a play in baseball in which two base runners are put out
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