Examples of long ball in a Sentence
a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
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Yastrzemski, one of Atlanta’s key offseason acquisitions, had gone 116 at-bats in 38-plus games before connecting on his first long ball.
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
Plenty of teams have found joy by isolating Chelsea’s defenders with a long ball over the top and City are not above doing so.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The Knicks totaled 18 3s in the first half to score 54 points off the long ball, compared to 57 total for the 76ers.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
The Sox did help their power cause on Friday night, scoring both of their runs via the long ball, with Wilyer Abreu (his sixth of the season) and Ceddanne Rafaela (#3) both leaving the yard for two of Boston’s four hits, representing their only runs of the night.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
Plenty of teams have found joy by isolating Chelsea’s defenders with a long ball over the top and City are not above doing so.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The Knicks totaled 18 3s in the first half to score 54 points off the long ball, compared to 57 total for the 76ers.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
The Sox did help their power cause on Friday night, scoring both of their runs via the long ball, with Wilyer Abreu (his sixth of the season) and Ceddanne Rafaela (#3) both leaving the yard for two of Boston’s four hits, representing their only runs of the night.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
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“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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