How to Use long ball in a Sentence

long ball

noun

• The preference for the long ball left the Heat outscored 68-40 in the paint by the Kings.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• The Braves tied it in the bottom half with a long ball of their own.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 24 Aug. 2021
• The long ball in the third frame was his second in four games.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2020
• The Royals relied on the long ball against the Dodgers.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2024
• His third homer in two games and 22nd on the season, the long ball put the Mets up 2-1 on the Braves.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
• In three games against the Angels, the A’s slugged nine home runs and scored 13 of 19 runs via the long ball.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2021
• Arias, who entered the match in the 70th minute, played the long ball for Acosta to latch on to.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 June 2023
• The Beavers were in the lead for all but the first two minutes, as the long ball was working.
  — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2021
• One through eight can beat you on a long ball or base hit.
  — Steve Overbey, ajc, 4 Aug. 2021
• The long ball doomed the Hurricanes in their two games.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2022
• The Wolves scratched out a pair of insurance runs in the fourth and in the fifth without the help of the long ball.
  — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 20 Apr. 2018
• Read more: Shane Greene has been prone to the long ball this season.
  — Vito Chirco, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2018
• Spread out on offense, shoot the long ball, drive for layups.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, 16 Mar. 2018
• Tatum, like some of his teammates, have been prone to fall in love with the long ball.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• The long ball was Hiura's eighth of the season and fourth against the Pirates.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2020
• Danny Wilson broke up a long ball in the 61st minute of his first start of the year.
  — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 17 July 2020
• Yeah, he’s been bitten by the long ball the last 2 ½ outings.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022
• The Cubs went back to the long ball to re-establish a seven-run lead in the sixth.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2019
• But Peoples-Jones still tracked and snagged a long ball for six.
  — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2021
• The long ball was once again working for TCU, who knocked eight out of the park during the week.
  — Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2021
• Home runs hurt Boyd Without help from the bats, Boyd would have been doomed by the long ball.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2021
• The Timbers’ best chance of the first half came in the 32nd minute off a long ball to Felipe Mora.
  — Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021
• The governor had not thrown the long ball, per the wisdom of the CNN pundits.
  — Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2019
• The long ball, though, has been a problem worth watching.
  — Casey L Moore, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2018
• Murray might have been aware of what was at stake with Mills’ long ball.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2021
• For the second time in as many days, Castro played long ball.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2021
• And the sixth was the one Jones mentioned when asked about his successful day with the long ball.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 6 Oct. 2020
• Off the opening kickoff, Ben Puch played a long ball over the top, and Mauder buried the shot.
  — Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2021
• Moar won a long ball and set up substitute, Lamin Jawneh to have a strike on goal in the 66th minute.
  — Partner Content, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2022
• Four batters later, Ruiz drove in three runs with his fifth long ball.
  — Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 7 July 2024

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024