on the double
Example Sentences
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From the dugout, Ebel immediately noticed Betts’ comfort-level on the double play, when he snared a one-hopper, ran to second himself and leaped over a sliding Cody Bellinger to make a throw to first base.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023
Matt Olson, who led off the seventh with a walk, scored from first base on the double.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
There are considerable amounts of people, particularly on the double vaccination front, that are very sceptical about it, have not yet bought into it.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2021
That means the agility and dexterity required for pivoting on the double play are, quite simply, in less demand.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021
The Dancing Trout pickup rattled past Nick Rael and then passed three older men legging it on the double up the road toward Joe Mondragon’s house.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
