Examples of double play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a double play.
They turned a double play to end the inning.
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An efficient Cabrera issued only one walk and quickly erased the lone hit — a Nolan Schanuel one-out single in the fourth — with a double play from the next hitter.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Eastlake defense turned three double plays behind him, including a nifty 6-4-3, started by shortstop Zowen Watson, to end the game.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Wilson grounded into a double play to end the inning.
—Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Abreu singled after that, but Caleb Durbin grounded into a double play to end the inning.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Eastlake defense turned three double plays behind him, including a nifty 6-4-3, started by shortstop Zowen Watson, to end the game.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Wilson grounded into a double play to end the inning.
—Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Abreu singled after that, but Caleb Durbin grounded into a double play to end the inning.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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