fly ball

noun

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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Liam Hicks singled on a fly ball to shallow left-center to tie the score. Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025 Crews led off, hitting a deep fly ball to right field that sent Juan Soto crashing into the wall trying to make the catch. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025 But Bogaerts turned to look back toward left field and stopped, seemingly never seeing Leiper, and the inning ended on a fly ball to right field by Yuli Gurriel. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025 Then Wyatt Joyce hit a long fly ball to right field. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fly ball

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First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fly ball was in 1865

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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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