Examples of double play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a double play.
They turned a double play to end the inning.
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Additionally, Lugo evaded early trouble thanks to three key double plays.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2024
Instead of throwing home, Wendle instead went to second to try to turn a double play.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Pham was out at the plate — and there was contact with catcher William Contreras on the slide — for an inning-ending double play.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024
Grandview’s defense bounced back in the third inning; Second baseman Claire Baker hauled in a line drive and doubled up a Coahoma baserunner for a double play.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2024
Instead of throwing home, Wendle instead went to second to try to turn a double play.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Pham was out at the plate — and there was contact with catcher William Contreras on the slide — for an inning-ending double play.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024
Grandview’s defense bounced back in the third inning; Second baseman Claire Baker hauled in a line drive and doubled up a Coahoma baserunner for a double play.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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