Examples of fly ball in a Sentence
He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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The stadium swelled again when a high fly ball bounced off Addison Barger’s glove in the fourth.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Pivetta’s strikeout knack mitigates the effects of ballpark dimensions, but his fly ball rate is tied for first in MLB at 26 percent above league average, and Wrigley Field tends to play smaller than Petco Park.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
And if there’s time, Tolbert heads out to shag fly balls in the outfield before taking his swings during batting practice.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Since then, replay review has widened to include many other types of calls, including force-outs on bases and whether fly balls were caught before touching the ground.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Pivetta’s strikeout knack mitigates the effects of ballpark dimensions, but his fly ball rate is tied for first in MLB at 26 percent above league average, and Wrigley Field tends to play smaller than Petco Park.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
And if there’s time, Tolbert heads out to shag fly balls in the outfield before taking his swings during batting practice.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Since then, replay review has widened to include many other types of calls, including force-outs on bases and whether fly balls were caught before touching the ground.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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