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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Toro, who’s played for five big-league teams over a seven-year career, made a nice unassisted double play on a hard liner with a runner on first in the second inning.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Coventry had just turned a double play (its second in two innings) to wipe the bases clean and the momentum suddenly shifted back to the Patriots.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts throws to first base to complete a double play as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Adam Frazier slides during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2025
In Game 7 in that year’s World Series, Crawford and second baseman Joe Panik turned an iconic and crucial double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Coventry had just turned a double play (its second in two innings) to wipe the bases clean and the momentum suddenly shifted back to the Patriots.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts throws to first base to complete a double play as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Adam Frazier slides during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2025
In Game 7 in that year’s World Series, Crawford and second baseman Joe Panik turned an iconic and crucial double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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