How to Use triple play in a Sentence

triple play

noun
  • They turned a triple play in the first inning.
  • The batter hit into a triple play.
  • But five years is still a long time to wait for a triple play of joy.
    — azcentral, 3 Apr. 2018
  • There aren't many times when that kind of triple play crosses your path.
    — Karen Walker, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Perez said of the first triple play he’s been involved in in his career.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 22 July 2019
  • Roberts is now supposed to manage as if trying to stay out of a triple play?
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
  • For example, a ball used in a triple play would be worth more than a single.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Tulane turned its first triple play in 13 years in the eighth inning.
    — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • And all three were involved in the famed triple play that lifted them to the title.
    — Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2023
  • Beck then quickly threw behind the runner at first to complete the triple play.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 May 2022
  • As a result, the Reds turned their first triple play since 2017.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The play also marked the first triple play of the 2023 season.
    — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 26 July 2023
  • But catch plays in the infield are not reviewable, so the triple play call wasn’t able to be reviewed.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
  • With my luck, my cardboard cutout will be in the pressbox restroom when the A’s turn a triple play.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2020
  • Bregman said he’d never been involved on the offensive side of a triple play.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • For the first time ever, the Rangers have both turned a triple play and hit into one in the same season.
    — Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The strange triple play might have revealed a few important truths for the Giants.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In Tempe, the Angels nearly turned a triple play, but ended up with just one out.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The triple play in the first inning marked the first time the storied Yankees franchise turned two in one year.
    — Mike Haim, Star Tribune, 17 June 2021
  • The Yankees had also gone two years without hitting into a triple play.
    — Dave Campbell, courant.com, 23 July 2019
  • Baltimore turned a triple play to get right-hander Dean Kremer out of a jam in the third.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The smart money is on a triple play to preserve it in the 19th inning or at last call, whatever comes first.
    — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • But with the help of that triple play, Deer Park went on a 13-4 rampage to win going away.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 24 June 2018
  • Neto said he’s only seen triple plays completed on social media.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • El Dorado’s defense managed to get a triple play to escape the inning with just a one-run deficit.
    — Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Their last around-the-horn triple play at home was started by Gary Gaetti in 1995.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 20 May 2018
  • The Gladiators seemed poised to extend their lead in the top of the sixth, but a triple play ended the inning.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But the around-the-horn triple play was a neat little bow on the season on a liner off the bat of Yadier Molina.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The 8-3-5 triple play was only the second in major league history.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • This was the second triple play the Rangers have turned this season and the eighth in Texas’ franchise history.
    — Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2022

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