hard ground
Americannoun
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Roch Cholowsky made a slick play in the seventh, fielding a hard ground ball to his left and throwing to first off-balance from behind second to help reliever Jack O’Connor toss a scoreless inning.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2025
Whatever hope the solar system may offer, all real wars come down to hard ground truths.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025
He threw a first-pitch fastball to Miami’s Garrett Cooper, who hit a hard ground ball to J.P.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023
Teoscar Hernandez hit a hard ground ball to third baseman Brian Anderson on a 2-1 cutter.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023
Roberto swept away the loose dirt, leaving the hard ground.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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