sandlot
noun
sand·lot
ˈsan(d)-ˌlät 
: a vacant lot especially when used for usually unorganized sports
sandlot
adjective
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Slugging a game-tying home run in front of a home crowd of 43,000 cheering fans is the stuff of sandlot dreams.
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Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
When thousands of Angelenos took to the streets for a series of protests, the Dodgers buried their heads in the sandlot and pretended the unrest wasn’t happening.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
If that sounds really dumb to you, well — sandlot probably isn’t your bag.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Gene Paulette was the athletic star of his day in Little Rock, bolting straight to the major leagues from the city's sandlot baseball games in 1911.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2025
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Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
When thousands of Angelenos took to the streets for a series of protests, the Dodgers buried their heads in the sandlot and pretended the unrest wasn’t happening.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
If that sounds really dumb to you, well — sandlot probably isn’t your bag.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Gene Paulette was the athletic star of his day in Little Rock, bolting straight to the major leagues from the city's sandlot baseball games in 1911.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2025
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“Sandlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandlot. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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sandlot
noun
sand·lot
ˈsan-ˌ(d)lät
: a vacant lot especially when used by youngsters for unorganized sports
sandlot
adjective
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