in the dirt
idiom
baseball, of a pitch
: having hit the ground near home plate before reaching the catcher
He swung and missed at a curveball in the dirt.
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The trip brought back memories of childhood visits to my grandparents’ home in nearby South Bend, where no summer was complete without eating something grown in the dirt of my grandmother’s garden.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Vargas laid off a cutter in the dirt, running the count full.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
The credibility of the Fake News Media is similar to that of the current state of the Iranian nuclear facilities: destroyed, in the dirt, and will take years to recover.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
But Betts’ throw to first base was in the dirt and Freddie Freeman couldn’t scoop it out.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Vargas laid off a cutter in the dirt, running the count full.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
The credibility of the Fake News Media is similar to that of the current state of the Iranian nuclear facilities: destroyed, in the dirt, and will take years to recover.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
But Betts’ throw to first base was in the dirt and Freddie Freeman couldn’t scoop it out.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
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“In the dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20dirt. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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