Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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The duo of Valdez and Webb could serve up plenty of grounders for elite fielders Matt Chapman, Willy Adames and others.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
That came on defense in the bottom of the ninth, when Rojas backhanded Varsho’s grounder at the edge of the infield dirt.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
With that, Kirk smacked a grounder to shortstop Mookie Betts who stepped on second base, throwing to Freeman at first for the final two outs.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Guerrero fielded a grounder to the right side and threw to pitcher Seranthony Domínguez covering first, just beating Hernández in a call upheld in a video review.
—Ronald Blum, Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
That came on defense in the bottom of the ninth, when Rojas backhanded Varsho’s grounder at the edge of the infield dirt.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
With that, Kirk smacked a grounder to shortstop Mookie Betts who stepped on second base, throwing to Freeman at first for the final two outs.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Guerrero fielded a grounder to the right side and threw to pitcher Seranthony Domínguez covering first, just beating Hernández in a call upheld in a video review.
—Ronald Blum, Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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