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Examples of fly ball in a Sentence
He hit a long fly ball to left field.
Recent Examples on the Web
Canning got left-handed hitting Brendan Donovan on a fly ball in the fourth, stranding two runners.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
Powell moved to second on a wild pitch and scored when Cross lofted a fly ball to left for a sacrifice fly.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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