Example Sentences

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So was the 91-mph fastball that St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos had grooved down the middle of the plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

The reporter had grooved a fastball down the middle of the plate, and Zhao had slammed it out of the park.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022

When he crossed home plate, Howard told catcher Thurman Munson, “Thanks for the gift,” recognizing that New York had grooved one to him.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2021

Enter the zigzagging lines: Instead of two flat surfaces where the bones came together, as in humans, these sauropods had grooved surfaces that fit together almost like puzzle pieces.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 27, 2017

Again the monotonous clatter of the wheels beat out the words that all night long over the mountains had grooved themselves into her brain: "Afterward, they will say I had the right to see him."

From The Iron Woman by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell