grounder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grounder
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
During baseball practice in my senior year of high school, Coach hit me a grounder that changed my life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
With the bases loaded and one out for Toronto, Daulton Varsho whacked a grounder to second base that Rojas managed to corral and fire home to record the force out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Then, Sheehan appeared to have gotten a double-play grounder from Max Kepler — only to miss Mookie Betts’ throw while covering first.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
But then Kiké Hernández hit a cue-ball grounder to Turner at shortstop.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025
He stepped to the plate, hit a hard grounder to the pitcher, who fumbled it for a moment then threw it to first.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
