Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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The left-hander allowed only two hits through five innings, but Yandy Díaz led off the sixth with a walk, advanced on Aranda's grounder and scored on Vilade's hit.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Andrés Chaparro hit a grounder back up the middle, but Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery made a diving stop and then threw to first, where Munetaka Murakami had an impressive scoop as the Oswego East graduate got out of the inning without allowing a run.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Game 1 unraveled in the sixth inning when, with runners on first and second and the score tied 1-1, Mets phenom Nolan McLean induced a potential double-play grounder off the bat of TJ Rumfield.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Game 1 recap Troy Johnston hit an RBI single in the fourth and broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring, double-play grounder in the sixth.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Andrés Chaparro hit a grounder back up the middle, but Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery made a diving stop and then threw to first, where Munetaka Murakami had an impressive scoop as the Oswego East graduate got out of the inning without allowing a run.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Game 1 unraveled in the sixth inning when, with runners on first and second and the score tied 1-1, Mets phenom Nolan McLean induced a potential double-play grounder off the bat of TJ Rumfield.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Game 1 recap Troy Johnston hit an RBI single in the fourth and broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring, double-play grounder in the sixth.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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