fly ball

noun

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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In a 1-1 game against the New York Mets in the bottom of the second inning, Cruz caught a fly ball for the second out of the inning as baserunner Brett Baty considered tagging up to head to second. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026 Paredes lofted a fly ball toward the Crawford Boxes that settled into left fielder Josh Lowe’s glove on the warning track. Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026 And Sunday, his high fly ball in the second inning tipped off the glove of leaping right fielder Sal Frelick and went over the wall for his third home run in three games. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 On Sunday, the former Gold Glove winner, lost a fly ball in right field that fell for a run-scoring hit. Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.

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