bounder

Example Sentences

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But thanks to a sterling snare by Harrison on Edward Oliveras’ bounder down the third-base line, they turned an inning-ending double play and held their 5-4 advantage.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

They went through more than 14,000 tons of broken concrete and rebar, often working boulder by bounder, rock by rock, before finally declaring the mission complete.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021

He also gathered a bounder that tipped off his glove in the second inning that Ryan Rua beat out for an infield single.

From Washington Times • Mar. 19, 2016

Rotter comes from the same vintage as insults such as cad, bounder, oik and counter-jumper.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2013

Not to mention the lack of a seatbelt on a horse—no secondary restraint systems of any kind—and yet horses could go nearly as fast as cars but were much bounder.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs