bunt
Example Sentences
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Off the first ball of 19th over - and with a new batter at the non-striker's end - he bunted Shanaka down the ground for a single to bring up his century.
From BBC
Santa Margarita’s Brody Schumaker, who had eight bunt singles last season, will be asked by his father, Skip, the new manager of the Texas Rangers, to show off his bunting skills at spring training.
From Los Angeles Times
Who knew the Dodgers could so deftly field a bunt play?
From Los Angeles Times
Take the first big turning point of this postseason: The iconic “wheel play” the Dodgers ran to defend a bunt in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the National League Division Series.
From Los Angeles Times
It feels like a gift, and there’s always a risk the bunt isn’t executed correctly, another reason the nerds despise it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.