fly ball

noun

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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Young chased down a fly ball off the bat of Mesa deep into the alley in left-center. Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026 Miller got a fly ball out that moved the automatic runner to third base and then a strikeout before a single by Wyatt Langford brought in a run. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2026 Schmitt nearly homered in the top of the second but settled for a double when his 394-foot fly ball bounced off the very top of the center field wall. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 June 2026 After the error and Stewart's fly ball, Steer hit a 2-1 sinker into the left field seats for a 6-1 lead. CBS News, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fly ball

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fly ball was in 1865

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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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