ballgame

Example Sentences

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“When and if to use it, that’s the whole ballgame, Junior.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Griffin has been in the majors since last Friday and still isn’t old enough to buy a beer at a ballgame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

If the 10-year yield goes up to 4.5% to 5%, does that change the ballgame for the equity market?

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

"A sketch does not have scale. It is an intent. And converting that intent into an actual functional museum was a different ballgame," he tells the BBC.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

It was at the end of the ballgame, when she was playing with the Gameboy.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers