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Examples of foul ball in a Sentence
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During the Orioles March 31 game against the Los Angeles Angels, Smith made an impressive pick of a line drive foul ball that caromed off the tarp located down the first-base line.
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Danny Tow, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
Listen to this article 1 of 33 The Angels’ Luis Rengifo, right, is checked by a member of the training staff as Manager Ron Washington, left, looks on after Rengifo injured his wrist on a foul ball during the ninth inning of their game against the Oakland A’s on Wednesday night in Oakland.
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Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 3 July 2024
Taylor Ward, after slapping a foul ball that caused the crowd to hold its breath, struck out.
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Still, LeMahieu remained active after the foul ball, throwing and taking grounders through the end of spring training.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
foul ball
noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory
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