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Examples of fly ball in a Sentence
He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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If their fly ball volume wanes, there are other parts of their games that can pick up the slack.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Aaron Judge dropped a routine fly ball in center field.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Memorable moment: In Game 1, right fielder Joe Ferguson cuts in front of teammate Jimmy Wynn, who had a much weaker arm, to catch a fly ball hit by Reggie Jackson.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
While his 2024 average fly ball authority (95.0 mph) tied for the second highest of his career, his average liner (94.5 mph) and grounder (86.9 mph) authority were well below career norms.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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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 6 Feb. 2025.
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