free base
Example Sentences
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The third, you better get the runner out or it’s a free base.
From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023
Before the ball left Claudio’s left hand, however, Peralta heard Wolf call the violation, voiding the pitch and giving him a free base.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023
After hitting a batter in the fourth — his sixth free base allowed — Adon allowed an RBI single to Tomas Nido to end his day at just 3 2/3 innings.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2022
"Any time you have a two-out walk and you give them a free base, for whatever reason it comes back to hurt you," Woodruff said.
From Fox News • Jul. 26, 2021
The solution is filtered and the hydrochloride of the base precipitated by alcoholic hydrochloric acid; the free base is obtained as an oil by adding caustic soda.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
