Examples of shoestring catch in a Sentence
The left fielder made a shoestring catch.
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One inning later, Cody Bellinger made a remarkable shoestring catch of Soto’s sinking line drive and then fired an absolute strike to first to double off Lindor.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 7 July 2025
And Bellinger’s sensational shoestring catch on a Juan Soto line drive turned into a rally-killing double play in the seventh.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Bellinger’s sensational shoestring catch on a Juan Soto line drive, meanwhile, turned into a rally-killing double play in the seventh.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Canady struck out Prange then Johnson was robbed of her second hit by a shoestring catch in right field.
—Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 3 June 2023
The ball went off the right calf of North Carolina linebacker Cedric Gray, then off the right toe of linebacker Power Echols, who made a shoestring catch.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin managed to retire the next two batters with the help of a shoestring catch by Nick Castellanos in right field.
—Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
Betts charged on the ball and made a shoestring catch, then came up firing as Herrera tagged and tried to score.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022
There was the shoestring catch Betts made on a sinking line drive by Dansby Swanson in Game 5 with the Dodgers down, three games to one.
—Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2021
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 7 July 2025
And Bellinger’s sensational shoestring catch on a Juan Soto line drive turned into a rally-killing double play in the seventh.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Bellinger’s sensational shoestring catch on a Juan Soto line drive, meanwhile, turned into a rally-killing double play in the seventh.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Canady struck out Prange then Johnson was robbed of her second hit by a shoestring catch in right field.
—Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 3 June 2023
The ball went off the right calf of North Carolina linebacker Cedric Gray, then off the right toe of linebacker Power Echols, who made a shoestring catch.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin managed to retire the next two batters with the help of a shoestring catch by Nick Castellanos in right field.
—Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
Betts charged on the ball and made a shoestring catch, then came up firing as Herrera tagged and tried to score.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022
There was the shoestring catch Betts made on a sinking line drive by Dansby Swanson in Game 5 with the Dodgers down, three games to one.
—Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2021
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“Shoestring catch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoestring%20catch. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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