Examples of fly ball in a Sentence
He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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And the two outs that followed — a fly ball from Jackson Chourio and grounder from Christian Yelich — proved to be only a temporary reprieve.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Fenway Park erupted into cheers in the bottom of the fifth as Abreu hit his inside-the-park homer – his 15th HR of the season – off a fly ball to right-center field.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
During the second inning, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos lifted a sinking line drive into right field, conjuring Espada’s memories of a far more consequential fly ball hit to that same spot.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Jeff McNeil doubled to left to put runners on second and third, and a fly ball by Starling Marte scored Alonso and McNeil tagged up at third.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Fenway Park erupted into cheers in the bottom of the fifth as Abreu hit his inside-the-park homer – his 15th HR of the season – off a fly ball to right-center field.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
During the second inning, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos lifted a sinking line drive into right field, conjuring Espada’s memories of a far more consequential fly ball hit to that same spot.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Jeff McNeil doubled to left to put runners on second and third, and a fly ball by Starling Marte scored Alonso and McNeil tagged up at third.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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