Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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Aaron Judge’s bat broke on a grounder to third base in the third inning.
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The Padres took a 1-0 lead on a lead-off single by Fernando Tatis Jr., a one-out walk by Manny Machado and Tirso Ornelas’ fielder’s choice grounder in the top of the first.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
The play in question came in the sixth inning when the blazing Chandler Simpson hit a soft grounder to Paul Goldschmidt at first.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
The other occurred in the sixth inning when Rays’ speedster Chandler Simpson hit a grounder to Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The Padres took a 1-0 lead on a lead-off single by Fernando Tatis Jr., a one-out walk by Manny Machado and Tirso Ornelas’ fielder’s choice grounder in the top of the first.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
The play in question came in the sixth inning when the blazing Chandler Simpson hit a soft grounder to Paul Goldschmidt at first.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
The other occurred in the sixth inning when Rays’ speedster Chandler Simpson hit a grounder to Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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