Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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With Wade on second, Austin Riley fumbled a sharp grounder, putting two on with nobody out.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Rhys Hoskins followed with a grounder that caromed off Hudson’s foot to Rojas, who got the out at first while Contreras scored for a 6-4 lead.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
In the second inning, Gavin Lux beat out an infield single when shortstop Willy Adames bobbled his grounder momentarily.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 Aug. 2024
Swanson, though, hit a soft grounder to third baseman José Ramírez, who caught Hoerner too far off second and ended the game by tagging him out in a rundown.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Rhys Hoskins followed with a grounder that caromed off Hudson’s foot to Rojas, who got the out at first while Contreras scored for a 6-4 lead.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
In the second inning, Gavin Lux beat out an infield single when shortstop Willy Adames bobbled his grounder momentarily.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 Aug. 2024
Swanson, though, hit a soft grounder to third baseman José Ramírez, who caught Hoerner too far off second and ended the game by tagging him out in a rundown.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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