grounder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grounder
Example Sentences
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Judge was jammed and rolled a slow grounder to third, shattering his bat in the process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
With the bases loaded and one out for Toronto, Daulton Varsho whacked a grounder to second base that Rojas managed to corral and fire home to record the force out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
In the first inning of Game 1, surehanded second baseman Nico Hoerner booted an easy grounder, ultimately leading to four unearned runs for the Brewers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
He proceeded to hit into his fifth out… except Kerkering muffed the grounder.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
I hit a grounder to the shortstop and instead of throwing it to second he threw it to first, wildly, and again Danny Saunders stretched and stopped the ball.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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