How to Use fly ball in a Sentence

fly ball

noun
  • He hit a long fly ball to left field.
  • Webb got 12 outs on grounders, two on fly balls.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t give up on that fly ball today.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • He's seen countless fly balls hit off the bat.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • Schanuel lifted a fly ball down the left field line.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Muncy drove a fly ball over the wall in center field.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Sharp launched a fly ball to deep center field for a triple.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • Hayes launched a high fly ball down the right field line that hit the foul pole.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 9 June 2021
  • But his deep fly ball to right field died at the warning track.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2022
  • Used to hit fly balls with his students 4.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • Those two plays came on top of the five fly balls Corbin caught.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2019
  • And, of course, how many of his fly balls are leaving the yard.
    — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 14 June 2018
  • The one that was put in play was a jammed fly ball into left field.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2021
  • There would be no throws, no fly balls shagged, no grounders fielded.
    — Ben Watanabe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In both seasons, one-fifth of his fly balls sailed over the fences.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • His 22% fly ball rate is the lowest.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The batter swings and sends a high fly ball into the air.
    — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
  • Hicks then drove in Edwards with a fly ball to deep right.
    — ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Galloway runs down a fly ball to right-center field.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Lou Gehrig had held up, thinking a fly ball would be caught.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The first two spring swings resulted in a foul and a fly ball out.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Early contact, a lot of fly balls.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Lots of fly balls in the sweet spot - and lots of Shohei Ohtani.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Fans groaned as a deep fly ball pulled just foul into the outfield seats.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This time, his two-run shot was a high fly ball that just cleared the center field wall.
    — Dave Skretta, courant.com, 21 May 2018
  • Two runs scored in the third inning after a fly ball was lost in the sun.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2020
  • The rookie failed to tag up on a deep fly ball and advance to third base.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 6 Apr. 2022
  • An upward trend in his fly ball rate, using the field more on the ground.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • France’s long fly ball to left field, however, found the seats.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Brock Holt gotten his hand around a tag at home plate on a fly ball out.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2021

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