How to Use pop fly in a Sentence

pop fly

noun

• He hit a high pop fly to the second baseman.
• The game ended with a Padres pop fly to right field around 6:10 p.m.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2022
• In the top of the ninth, Ketel Marte hit a shallow pop fly.
  — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 15 Aug. 2019
• Turned out to be a pop fly to the second baseman for an easy out.
  — Demetria Gallegos, WSJ, 14 May 2022
• Balch hit a pop fly to first base, but the ball was dropped and Joseph Tressitte scored the winning run.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• Wicklander starts the inning with a pop fly to Nesbit for the first out.
  — Seth Campbell, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2021
• Gannon Grant's high pop fly fell in front of Penn's shortstop.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2023
• Panik dropped the ball on Starlin Castro's pop fly along the right field line for a two-base error.
  — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 14 June 2018
• The key play came with two out on a dropped pop fly behind first base off the bat of Meagan Wilson.
  — Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal, 28 May 2018
• But shortstop Hess caught a short pop fly and was able to quickly throw the ball to third base for a quick double play.
  — oregonlive, 25 May 2022
• So, will swinging for the fences on health care today turn into a pop fly come 2020?
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 28 June 2019
• Notre Dame’s only run came home when Magdaleno dropped a pop fly.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• Pavin Smith, who dropped a foul pop fly at first base on Tuesday, has spent more time in the outfield than the infield.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2021
• That was the day Bucky Dent changed everything with a pop fly, three-run homer off Mike Torrez.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021
• But Robles struck out Wynns and retired Freddy Galvis on a pop fly to end the game and record his fourth save of the season.
  — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 31 May 2021
• In March 2018, on the first day of softball tryouts, the team was doing pop fly drills in right field when Maeve Quinn dove to catch a ball and hit the ground.
  — Tracey Rarich, https://www.inquirer.com, 4 June 2019
• With two outs in the first, Santana hit a high pop fly that fell just inside the left-field foul line for what should have been a double.
  — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 4 June 2018
• In fact, shortstop Lane, who drove in a run and scored twice, was playing up the middle and ranged far to the left-field line to track down a pair of pop flies.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• To have donations, but to also have the outfielder go over how to catch a pop fly.
  — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, 15 July 2019
• The following inning with a man on first, Bear caught a low pop fly off the bat of Jacob Troutt to seal the win for Seaview.
  — Anthony Ciardelli, latimes.com, 11 June 2019
• With one out, Jason Heyward lifted a pop fly to shallow left field and the strong right-to-left wind blew the ball toward the line.
  — John Jackson, The Seattle Times, 11 Apr. 2019
• His pop fly along the first-base line was caught by second baseman Lowe, who threw wildly to the plate with the ball ending up near the third-base dugout.
  — Mark Didtler, Star Tribune, 27 June 2021
• Anthony Prato was on third, and the batter hit a pop fly to shallow right field.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 10 May 2018
• Lee made his major league debut as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning and was retired on a pop fly.
  — Kristie Rieken, ajc, 2 July 2022
• The rally ended on Isaac Humphrey's pop fly to shortstop Riley Bertram.
  — Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2022
• To end the fifth, Reyes collided with shortstop Jose Iglesias on a pop fly to shallow left field.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2018
• UConn built a 4-0 lead in the second inning Sunday, when a pop fly lost in the wind fell for a triple for Korey Morton with two out.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2022
• The left-handed hitter had three at-bats, including a walk and pop fly off a southpaw.
  — Mark Didtler, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
• Walker pulled off a double by letting a pop fly drop near him in the second inning.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2022
• Coaches threw batting practice, while children snagged ground balls or pop flies.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Oct 2024