Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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Isaac Gonzalez and Ricky Shelton hit back-to-back, 1-out singles in the top of the eighth inning for Springtown (19-5-2 overall, 11-0 district) and Gonzalez scored the go-ahead run after Cash Smith hit a hard grounder to first base. —
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026 Gold Glove second baseman Nico Hoerner made diving stops on hard grounders by Bryce Harper in the first and Schwarber in the seventh. —CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Guerrero went to third on Kazuma Okamoto’s grounder and scored on Sosa’s sacrifice fly. —ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Saturday’s game-winning rally was keyed when shortstop Brooks Lee couldn’t field a slow grounder. —Dan Hayes, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grounder
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026 Gold Glove second baseman Nico Hoerner made diving stops on hard grounders by Bryce Harper in the first and Schwarber in the seventh. —CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Guerrero went to third on Kazuma Okamoto’s grounder and scored on Sosa’s sacrifice fly. —ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Saturday’s game-winning rally was keyed when shortstop Brooks Lee couldn’t field a slow grounder. —Dan Hayes, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grounder
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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grounder
noun
ground·er ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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