fly ball

noun

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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There have been no setbacks in camp thus far, and Nimmo is able to run the bases, swing the bat and take fly balls. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025 Her own nine-year-old son just performed poorly in his league baseball game, dropping the fly ball and costing his team the win. Michael Ashley, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 The chances Realmuto takes fly balls in left field this spring are slim. Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025 Hoyer, the Cubs president, needed some fence-clearing pop to win the services of Alex Bregman, the last remaining star-caliber free agent, but the actual result was just another Wrigley Field fly ball. Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fly ball

Word History

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 4 Mar. 2025.

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