in the dirt
idiom
baseball, of a pitch
: having hit the ground near home plate before reaching the catcher
He swung and missed at a curveball in the dirt.
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After using the Find My app to track her location, Keith found Sherri’s phone lying in the dirt on the side of the road, headphones coiled around several strands of her hair.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
The next pitch ended up in the dirt and Roman raced toward third base only to be gunned down by Wellington catcher Angelina Baronci.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
However, the slider was in the dirt too often, and the Yankees chase less than any other offense in baseball this season.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The culprit: microscopic fungal spores that live in and on human bodies and in the dirt and air.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
The next pitch ended up in the dirt and Roman raced toward third base only to be gunned down by Wellington catcher Angelina Baronci.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
However, the slider was in the dirt too often, and the Yankees chase less than any other offense in baseball this season.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The culprit: microscopic fungal spores that live in and on human bodies and in the dirt and air.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the dirt
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“In the dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20dirt. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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