slow roller

Example Sentences

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Slater pulled up while running out a slow roller and grabbed the back of his leg before walking gingerly off the field.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2023

Mets catcher Tomas Nido opened the seventh with a single to left, and leadoff man Brandon Nimmo dribbled a slow roller to third for a single.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Mark Canha doubled off Darvish to spark a three-run seventh, with New York helped by a bunt single and a slow roller that both barely stayed fair along the third-base line.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Murphy led off the second inning with an infield single on a slow roller to third and later scored on McCoy’s RBI single.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Before the half, tiny Qendrim dribbled through the defense ten yards out and tapped a slow roller past the goalie’s left foot.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John