Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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With runners on first and third in the fourth inning, the Rockies’ Willi Castro hit a grounder to the right side of the infield, pulling first baseman Freddie Freeman away from the base.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Rookie outfielder Victor Bericoto recorded the first hit of his major league career, pulling a grounder into left field in the bottom of the fifth.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Frelick then scored when Masyn Winn booted Jackson Chourio’s grounder.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
With Schwarber and Harper on base, Canning got his second double-play grounder of the day before Marsh went deep.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Rookie outfielder Victor Bericoto recorded the first hit of his major league career, pulling a grounder into left field in the bottom of the fifth.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Frelick then scored when Masyn Winn booted Jackson Chourio’s grounder.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
With Schwarber and Harper on base, Canning got his second double-play grounder of the day before Marsh went deep.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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