fly ball

noun

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. 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 See All Example Sentences for fly ball

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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 16 Jul. 2025.

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