on base
idiom
baseball
: occupying one of the bases (first, second, or third) during a game
There's a runner on base.
Examples of on base in a Sentence
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The Razorbacks also got their first two batters on base in the eighth as Holt walked and Diggs was hit by a pitch.
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Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
With two runners on base, the senior raced to her left to snag a ground ball and throw to Lee at first.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
After the discovery on base — she was found asleep in bed at the barracks — the girl was released to the custody of her grandmother.
—Bill Feather, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
After Rebecca Quinn was walked, Munnerlyn was up to bat with two runners on base.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
With two on base, senior Lindsey Miller hit a three-run shot to center field, giving the Monarchs a 7-2 lead.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
The two men befriended Yee, a Muslim convert who served as the Muslim chaplain on base.
—Tamara Audi, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Signed to an incentive-laden $7 million deal this offseason, Paxton put nine runners on base in his 97-pitch outing (four hits, five walks).
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The offense came up empty the rest of the way, behind held off the board the final eight innings, going 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position, leaving eight on base, and Burger and Bell (arguably Miami’s most consistent hitters so far in this young season) hitting into three double plays.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
With two runners on base, the senior raced to her left to snag a ground ball and throw to Lee at first.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
After the discovery on base — she was found asleep in bed at the barracks — the girl was released to the custody of her grandmother.
—Bill Feather, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
After Rebecca Quinn was walked, Munnerlyn was up to bat with two runners on base.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
With two on base, senior Lindsey Miller hit a three-run shot to center field, giving the Monarchs a 7-2 lead.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
The two men befriended Yee, a Muslim convert who served as the Muslim chaplain on base.
—Tamara Audi, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Signed to an incentive-laden $7 million deal this offseason, Paxton put nine runners on base in his 97-pitch outing (four hits, five walks).
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The offense came up empty the rest of the way, behind held off the board the final eight innings, going 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position, leaving eight on base, and Burger and Bell (arguably Miami’s most consistent hitters so far in this young season) hitting into three double plays.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
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“On base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20base. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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