How to Use force-out in a Sentence

force-out

noun

• An error on Jackson, who dropped a throw on a potential force-out, helped fan the flame, putting men on first and third with one out.
  — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
• Since then, replay review has widened to include many other types of calls, including force-outs on bases and whether fly balls were caught before touching the ground.
  — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
• The Pirates added another run in the fifth on Oneil Cruz's RBI force-out.
  — CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
• The Pirates added another run in the fifth on Oneil Cruz’s RBI force-out.
  — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
• But Merkle, on first base, went to the clubhouse without touching second base, and the Cubs recovered the ball and got a belated force-out at second.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
• The Mets struck out only twice against Wrobleski, but grounded out 10 times, hit into two double plays and one force-out, which was also on the ground.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
• In the ninth with the bases loaded with Blue Jays, Rojas fielded a grounder and got a force-out at home to save a run (the Jays would pull off the same feat the next inning).
  — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2025
• And Bryce Harper made a play on a bunt, darting into the infield and throwing the ball to Alec Bohm at third for a force-out to keep runners on first and second.
  — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
• Sandoval issued a leadoff walk to George Springer and gave up a single to catcher Alejandro Kirk, and Springer scored on Ernie Clement’s force-out.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
• Jared Young grounded into a force-out to put runners at the corners, but Francisco Alvarez popped out in foul territory, and Marcus Semien grounded into a force-out.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
• In a mobile workforce, rollovers and force-outs are essential continuity mechanisms, but retirement success now depends on whether the broader system is designed to keep savings connected across job changes, not simply to process exits efficiently.
  — Chris Herman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
• Brewers manager Pat Murphy next took exception to Contreras’ hard slide into second base on Wilyer Abreu’s RBI force-out.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
• Contreras, who barked at Woodruff on his way to first base, then slid hard into second on Wilyer Abreu’s RBI force-out, and made contact with former Red Sox infielder David Hamilton in the process.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026