Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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With the score tied at 4-4 and one out in Saturday’s game, Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda chopped a grounder to Chisholm.
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Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Again, Sheehan responded with three straight outs, this time all infield grounders.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Nimmo hit a run-scoring grounder in the sixth, and Kyle Tucker pulled Los Angeles to 3-2 with an RBI single off Jacob Latz in the seventh.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Pittsburgh went ahead in the 11th when Brandon Lowe hit a two-out grounder to Thielbar (1-2), who bounced his throw to the infield side of first, and the ball bounced off Matt Shaw's mitt for an error that allowed Mitt Gonzales to score from second.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Again, Sheehan responded with three straight outs, this time all infield grounders.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Nimmo hit a run-scoring grounder in the sixth, and Kyle Tucker pulled Los Angeles to 3-2 with an RBI single off Jacob Latz in the seventh.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Pittsburgh went ahead in the 11th when Brandon Lowe hit a two-out grounder to Thielbar (1-2), who bounced his throw to the infield side of first, and the ball bounced off Matt Shaw's mitt for an error that allowed Mitt Gonzales to score from second.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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