Examples of long ball in a Sentence
a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
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Geertruida picked out Brian Brobbey with a long ball, and he was given an inexplicably long time to hold up play in the box as his colleagues ran up to join him.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The baseball cliche is that chicks dig the long ball.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The purpose of that development is ideally for Edwards to create looks in late-game spots and against high-level defenses specifically scheming to take away the long ball — at least in the mind of Finch.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Aaron Judge's season-saving home run on Tuesday night was no ordinary long ball.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The baseball cliche is that chicks dig the long ball.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The purpose of that development is ideally for Edwards to create looks in late-game spots and against high-level defenses specifically scheming to take away the long ball — at least in the mind of Finch.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Aaron Judge's season-saving home run on Tuesday night was no ordinary long ball.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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