Examples of double play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a double play.
They turned a double play to end the inning.
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Wednesday’s game, in particular, ended in extremely bizarre fashion with Xavier Edwards turning an unusual unassisted double play with the bases loaded and Freddie Freeman at the plate.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The Cubs’ Brown, cashing the reprieve, got Manny Machado to bounce into an inning-ending double play.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
That proved the difference when Freeman, with a chance to be the hero, grounded into a double play with the winning run at second base.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Freddie Freeman grounded into a double play to end the game.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The Cubs’ Brown, cashing the reprieve, got Manny Machado to bounce into an inning-ending double play.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
That proved the difference when Freeman, with a chance to be the hero, grounded into a double play with the winning run at second base.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Freddie Freeman grounded into a double play to end the game.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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