Below you will find example sentences with "fly ball". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Fly Ball in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: fly
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 29.1 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "fly ball" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a deep fly ball to left, a dropped fly ball and a, run, hit and left stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with loose ball, sacrifice fly, cue ball, sacrifice fly and fly fishing, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with fly ball
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Maher got that out with a fly ball, and then a second fly out. (14 words)
On any fly ball, a runner can attempt to advance bases right as a fielder touches the ball. (18 words)
They botched a fly ball to lose a game Tuesday, lost in extras Wednesday, then got swept Thursday. (18 words)
Walsh got the first batter he faced to fly to deep center, driving in a run on a sacrifice fly, got a strike out for the second out, and escaped further damage on another fly ball to end the third only down 4-1. (44 words)
Mookie Betts was going to catch the ball (for further proof, see the next night when he caught a nearly identical fly ball) early in Game 4 to rob Jose Altuve of a two-run home run. (37 words)
Cedric Mullins, who homered off Cole in third, nearly broke the game open in the frame, but the inning ended with the bases loaded when Judge caught his fly ball to right field on the warning track. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Walsh got the first batter he faced to fly to deep center, driving in a run on a sacrifice fly, got a strike out for the second out, and escaped further damage on another fly ball to end the third only down 4-1.
In the case of a fly ball dropped for an error, the sacrifice fly is only credited if the official scorer believes the run would have scored had the ball been caught.
Maher got that out with a fly ball, and then a second fly out.
The reason for this is that the sacrifice fly, unlike the sacrifice bunt, is not considered a tactical maneuver (players don't try to hit a fly ball to advance a runner).
While his ground ball rate has remained relatively the same, Moran’s home run per fly ball rate is 45.5%.
Mookie Betts was going to catch the ball (for further proof, see the next night when he caught a nearly identical fly ball) early in Game 4 to rob Jose Altuve of a two-run home run.
On any fly ball, a runner can attempt to advance bases right as a fielder touches the ball.
After Pillar hit a weak pop up to shortstop and Rosario hit a weak fly ball to left, utility infielder Vaughn Grissom was the Braves last hope of continuing their historic season.
Baez, the short-lived Mets infielder, apparently believing his fly ball to left field was a home run, didn’t run hard out of the box.
Cedric Mullins, who homered off Cole in third, nearly broke the game open in the frame, but the inning ended with the bases loaded when Judge caught his fly ball to right field on the warning track.
Hernández had a defensive highlight in the sixth, charging toward the foul line in left and crashing into the low wall while catching a fly ball from Cody Thomas to end the inning.
Instead, it was the audio of announcer Chuck Thompson coming through the radio on a slight delay that sparked the reaction 32 stories up: “Here’s a swing and a high fly ball going deep to left.
Long Beach Poly’s Jae Simon (8) goes after a fly ball during their CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinal playoff game in Yorba Linda, CA, on Friday, May 12, 2023.
New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge catches a fly ball by Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter J.D. Martinez, which caused his toe injury.
Nimmo took a full-count slider from Brad Hand and drove it into center field for a standup triple in the ninth, allowing him to then score easily on a fly ball by Lindor.
Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins jumps to catch a fly ball hit by the Twins’ Byron Buxton, robbing a potential three-run home run in the fourth inning at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Pinch hitter Drew Ellis hit a deep fly ball to left field with a runner on and one out in the bottom of the ninth.
That would take the form of Gunter reaching on a dropped fly ball and a Minnihan walk before a groundout moved them both up a bag.
They botched a fly ball to lose a game Tuesday, lost in extras Wednesday, then got swept Thursday.
With one out, Taylor was looking to at least lift a fly ball deep enough to give Garcia a chance to tag up and score the winning run.