fly ball

noun

: fly entry 2 sense 5

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.

Recent Examples on the Web

Cole limited the damage to just those three runs, but Ty France, the fourth batter of the game, hit a fly ball that landed one foot in front of the center-field wall. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

An inning later, Conine made a leaping grab at the wall on Massey’s deep fly ball. — Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Cesar Cedeno’s 200-foot fly ball in the fifth inning fell for an inside-the-park grand slam home run as second baseman Jim Lefebvre and right fielder Bill Buckner of the Dodgers collided. — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Center fielder Walker Jenkins made a nice running catch to track down a long fly ball hit by Benintendi in the fifth. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fly ball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

fly ball

noun

: fly entry 2 sense 2