How to Use grounder in a Sentence

grounder

noun
  • He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
  • Adell drove in the third with a grounder.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Stowers hit a grounder to first.
    — ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • Webb got 12 outs on grounders, two on fly balls.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Bubela picks up a grounder off the hop and throws it to first for the out.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Bubela corralls a grounder and flings it to first for an out.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Davis records her first hit of the year on an infield grounder.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Curtis Mead hit a grounder to third.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There would be no throws, no fly balls shagged, no grounders fielded.
    — Ben Watanabe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Oneil Cruz drove in the game’s first run with a grounder in the third.
    — John Perrotto, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Hyesong Kim then hit a grounder to the right of Schanuel.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 May 2026
  • Betts scored the go-ahead run, beating a throw home on a grounder to first.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2020
  • But Varsho’s grounder was not routine.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Edwards then hit a grounder to right that scored Caissie.
    — ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Torre told him to feed González sinkers for a double-play grounder.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Nobody got one on the fourth-inning grounder that was ruled a hit.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Ohtani stranded him with a grounder and two strikeouts.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Farris hits a slow grounder to first for a force out, but Park scores.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Aaron Judge’s bat broke on a grounder to third base in the third inning.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Casey Opitz then hit a sharp grounder to third base and reached on an error.
    — Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2021
  • Shortstop Willy Adames kicked a grounder.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Dubón roped a grounder down the left-field line for a bases-clearing double.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • Routine grounders caused the greatest stress.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The last thing Adam did was cover first base on a grounder to the right side.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Boyd struck out two in the ninth, recording the other out on a grounder back to the mound.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Rhys Hoskins hit a routine grounder to the left of second base.
    — Aaron Bracy, sun-sentinel.com, 16 July 2021
  • Nelson got a grounder to the mound and a strikeout to end the inning.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Scott hit a grounder to Pasquantino at first with the infield in.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
  • Mora handles a short grounder and flings it to first for the second out.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Two walks then loaded the bases but a grounder to second ended the threat.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 4 June 2023

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