force-out
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of force-out
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase force out
Example Sentences
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Miami sandwiched two walks around Arraez’s double in the third to load the bases, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Burger and a force-out by Chisholm.
From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2023
A ground ball by Castillo resulted in a force-out at third base to end the game.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2022
Hilliard grounded into a force-out off Brand Hand in the seventh to make it 3-1.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2022
He appeared to injure it sliding feet-first into second base on an inning-ending force-out in the second inning.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2019
There was a force-out at first to end the inning.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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