Examples of fly ball in a Sentence
He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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After Rodríguez worked a seven-pitch walk, Wells got into a favorable count and jumped on a four-seamer from Wendell Floranus, lifting a towering fly ball into the second deck in right for a two-run homer that pushed the lead to 9-1.
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Cauley, who began playing some center field last year at Double-A Frisco, entered the game in right field for the first time ever on Sunday and had a routine fly ball flop off of his glove for an error.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Anthony was a replacement there during Thursday’s game against the Boston Red Sox, colliding with shortstop Bryan Rincon while attempting to catch a routine fly ball that turned into an inside-the-park home run.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
From there, Harrison stepped to the plate with two on and hit a deep fly ball to right field to advance Chestnut to third.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Cauley, who began playing some center field last year at Double-A Frisco, entered the game in right field for the first time ever on Sunday and had a routine fly ball flop off of his glove for an error.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Anthony was a replacement there during Thursday’s game against the Boston Red Sox, colliding with shortstop Bryan Rincon while attempting to catch a routine fly ball that turned into an inside-the-park home run.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
From there, Harrison stepped to the plate with two on and hit a deep fly ball to right field to advance Chestnut to third.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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