fly ball

noun

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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Suzuki got his first start in center field this spring Saturday at Sloan Park, cleanly handling both fly balls hit to him in the second inning. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 Tirso Ornelas got his second double of the spring when Angels center fielder Jo Adell lost a fly ball in the sun. Balls and strikes: Stephen Kolek’s quest to crack the Padres rotation began with two aggressively efficient innings. Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 Over his career, 18.4% of his fly balls have traveled over the fence, which is well above the league average. Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 There have been no setbacks in camp thus far, and Nimmo is able to run the bases, swing the bat and take fly balls. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fly ball

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fly ball was in 1865

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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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