fly ball

noun

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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Fans groaned as a deep fly ball pulled just foul into the outfield seats. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Yamamoto struck out Alex Jackson to start the ninth, then got Coby Mayo on a fly ball to center field. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025 Trevor Story sent a fly ball down the right field line, with the ball tailing toward the short fence. Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 Tyler Tolbert had a rough start in center field, misplaying two fly balls. Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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