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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Truth is, there’s a lot going on in our world, and seemingly little of it feels as a good as a 80-yard TD-run off a screen pass, or a game-ending, championship-securing double play.
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Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shut the door, forcing a game-ending double play and earning his third win of the series.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
With the pair, Brown pulls the double play for the third time in his career, and first instance since 2014.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
After Mookie Betts’ game-sealing double play on an Alejandro Kirk ground ball in the bottom of the 11th inning in Game 7, the Dodgers were celebrating once again.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shut the door, forcing a game-ending double play and earning his third win of the series.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
With the pair, Brown pulls the double play for the third time in his career, and first instance since 2014.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
After Mookie Betts’ game-sealing double play on an Alejandro Kirk ground ball in the bottom of the 11th inning in Game 7, the Dodgers were celebrating once again.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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