Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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His grounder through the right side scored Bogaerts, who had flared a one-out single down the left field line and moved to second on Cronenworth’s walk.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Some guys excel by running a high grounder or pop up rate.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
After Isaac Paredes singled to lead off the game, Ohtani broke Cam Smith’s bat on a 96-mph fastball for a double-play grounder to second.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
Volpe, who also homered, nearly threw away a grounder in the first inning, forcing Cody Bellinger, starting at first base for the first time all year, to catch it and tag Mark Vientos.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 July 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Some guys excel by running a high grounder or pop up rate.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
After Isaac Paredes singled to lead off the game, Ohtani broke Cam Smith’s bat on a 96-mph fastball for a double-play grounder to second.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
Volpe, who also homered, nearly threw away a grounder in the first inning, forcing Cody Bellinger, starting at first base for the first time all year, to catch it and tag Mark Vientos.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 July 2025
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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