Examples of double play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a double play.
They turned a double play to end the inning.
Recent Examples on the Web
But Andrés Giménez grounded into a 4-3 double play to end the inning.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
After Aaron Judge grounded into a double play, the Yankees’ rally seemed to be extinguished.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
And, indeed, the Dodgers were within 6-3 and had the tying run at the plate in the sixth, before Kiké Hernández hit into an inning-ending double play.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
With two on and one out, your team needs a double play to get out of the inning.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Dan Freedman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
After Aaron Judge grounded into a double play, the Yankees’ rally seemed to be extinguished.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
And, indeed, the Dodgers were within 6-3 and had the tying run at the plate in the sixth, before Kiké Hernández hit into an inning-ending double play.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
With two on and one out, your team needs a double play to get out of the inning.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for double play
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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