pop out

idiom

baseball
: to hit a pop fly that is caught for an out

Examples of pop out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There were rumors that he was supposed to pop out at your show in New York. Angel Diaz, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024 But the blast came with two away and no one on, and Diaz got Freddy Fermin to pop out to end the game. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024 The two different groups of periodical cicadas, or broods, are set to pop out of the ground across the Midwest and Southeast starting early May. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024 The water tank can pop out of the humidifier entirely for quick and easy cleanup. Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2024 But, instead of looking up to see a walk-off base hit or game-winning grand slam, Ohtani grimaced at what was only a shallow game-ending pop out, frustratedly jogging back to the dugout at the end of the team’s only defeat so far in this week’s homestand. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 Leave a comment View Comments Still others have seen faces morph into dragons or fish heads, or ears pop out of the top of people’s heads. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024 The staff must be careful with their machinery because people can pop out of nowhere. Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024 The stars will pop out in the middle of the daytime. Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024

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“Pop out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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