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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The Cubs lost 4-2 after a ninth-inning rally ended on a double play, ending a day that began with players and coaches gathered together to watch the end of the USA men’s hockey team’s 2-1, overtime win over Canada in the gold medal game in Milan.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Pittsburgh retook the lead with five runs in the bottom of the eighth, helped in part by a seeming double play grounder that took a bad hop and struck Yankees shortstop Tony Kubek in the throat.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Wake Forest transfer Haiden Leffew came on with two on and one out to relieve Harrison and generated a ground-ball double play to escape trouble.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Bichette didn’t have to charge in on any balls against the Marlins or turn any double plays.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Pittsburgh retook the lead with five runs in the bottom of the eighth, helped in part by a seeming double play grounder that took a bad hop and struck Yankees shortstop Tony Kubek in the throat.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Wake Forest transfer Haiden Leffew came on with two on and one out to relieve Harrison and generated a ground-ball double play to escape trouble.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Bichette didn’t have to charge in on any balls against the Marlins or turn any double plays.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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