Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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Tommy Troy then reached on a single, per the official scorer, but shortstop Christian Koss should’ve been charged with an error after muffing a grounder.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Pirates reliever Isaac Mattson then gave up a single to Harper and fielder's choice grounder to Brandon Marsh as the Phillies tacked on two more runs.
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CBS News,
1 July 2026
Randy Arozarena was hit by a two-out pitch in the fourth before advancing on a two-base fielding error by Guzman at third base on a grounder from Naylor.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Two more runs were scored later in the inning when Teel’s grounder got past third baseman Blaze Alexander for an error.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Pirates reliever Isaac Mattson then gave up a single to Harper and fielder's choice grounder to Brandon Marsh as the Phillies tacked on two more runs.
—
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Randy Arozarena was hit by a two-out pitch in the fourth before advancing on a two-base fielding error by Guzman at third base on a grounder from Naylor.
—
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Two more runs were scored later in the inning when Teel’s grounder got past third baseman Blaze Alexander for an error.
—
Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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