sandlot
noun
sand·lot
ˈsan(d)-ˌlät 
: a vacant lot especially when used for usually unorganized sports
sandlot
adjective
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If that sounds really dumb to you, well — sandlot probably isn’t your bag.
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Gene Paulette was the athletic star of his day in Little Rock, bolting straight to the major leagues from the city's sandlot baseball games in 1911.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2025
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The Sandlot, a coming-of-age film, centers on a boy named Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry), who befriends a group of boys playing baseball at his new neighborhood’s sandlot during the summer of 1962.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Young Bob played on sandlots in Birmingham with white friends during the Jim Crow era.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Gene Paulette was the athletic star of his day in Little Rock, bolting straight to the major leagues from the city's sandlot baseball games in 1911.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2025
That Combines 'Lessons in Life with Lessons in Baseball' (Exclusive)
The Sandlot, a coming-of-age film, centers on a boy named Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry), who befriends a group of boys playing baseball at his new neighborhood’s sandlot during the summer of 1962.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Young Bob played on sandlots in Birmingham with white friends during the Jim Crow era.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Sandlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandlot. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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sandlot
noun
sand·lot
ˈsan-ˌ(d)lät
: a vacant lot especially when used by youngsters for unorganized sports
sandlot
adjective
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