Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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Mookie Betts chopped a grounder to charging shortstop Willy Adames, who threw home in time to get Rortvedt, but Bailey was unable to secure the ball before swiping his tag on Rortvedt, who scored on the miscue for a 1-0 lead.
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Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a single by Tatis and walk by Luis Arraez followed by Machado moving both runners over with a slow grounder to third and Tatis sprinting home on a fly ball by Gavin Sheets that was not all that deep to center field.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
His grounder exit speed is fractionally improved, but still well below average.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
With Spencer Torkelson on first, Colt Keith’s grounder to first went off first baseman Eric Wagaman for the first error.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a single by Tatis and walk by Luis Arraez followed by Machado moving both runners over with a slow grounder to third and Tatis sprinting home on a fly ball by Gavin Sheets that was not all that deep to center field.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
His grounder exit speed is fractionally improved, but still well below average.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
With Spencer Torkelson on first, Colt Keith’s grounder to first went off first baseman Eric Wagaman for the first error.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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