Examples of double play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a double play.
They turned a double play to end the inning.
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Arizona took a 3-0 lead in the second after Trevor Story booted what could have been an inning-ending double play.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But Mayza was solid and so was Max Lazar, recalled from Triple A, who walked one but elicited a double play on Wednesday.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The Powerball double play drawing's prizes are $7 to $10 million.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Lindor homered in the bottom of the first, and Brett Baty scored on a throwing error by Ramirez in the second before the Marlins extended their lead to 8-2 in the third when Marsee and Wiemer chased Peterson with consecutive RBI singles and Norby scored on Derek Hill’s double play.
—Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But Mayza was solid and so was Max Lazar, recalled from Triple A, who walked one but elicited a double play on Wednesday.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The Powerball double play drawing's prizes are $7 to $10 million.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Lindor homered in the bottom of the first, and Brett Baty scored on a throwing error by Ramirez in the second before the Marlins extended their lead to 8-2 in the third when Marsee and Wiemer chased Peterson with consecutive RBI singles and Norby scored on Derek Hill’s double play.
—Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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