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Examples of fly ball in a Sentence
He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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After Kiké Hernández singled to lead off the inning, Tommy Edman hit a routine fly ball to center field.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
In 2023 and 2024, Adames’ fly ball authority dropped sharply into the league average range.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Phillips came in and ended the inning by getting Tatis on a fly ball to center field and then got through Machado, Profar and Merrill on six pitches in the sixth.
—Kevin Acee, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Laureano’s error, on a fly ball to shallow center that somehow went over his head, didn’t prove costly because Sale didn’t let it.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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