fly ball

noun

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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With runners on first and second, Betts skied a fly ball to McCray in right field. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 McCray got his chance when Rortvedt tried to take third base on a fly ball. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Chris Taylor drove in one with a fly ball and Luis Rengifo drove in another with a ground ball. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025 Bryce Teodosio’s long fly ball landed to the back side of a leaping Outman, going for a leadoff triple in the bottom of the eighth inning. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fly ball

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 15 Sep. 2025.

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