ball

Example Sentences

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I kind of feel like we’re all in this relay race, right, and we’re just fumbling the ball to one another and trying to move forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Infantino, the Swiss lawyer who had ruled over the world’s most popular sport for nearly a decade, would present a new award that had nothing to do with kicking a ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Once the ball starts rolling, the stadium’s altitude — 7,216 feet above sea level — will be one of the biggest assets for the Mexican lineup led by coach Javier Aguirre.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

For this reason the VAR will not be able to review defensive fouls before the ball is in play because it is not possible to give a penalty.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Only one road went to Galway, and it wound along the coast like a ball of yarn let loose, Da had said.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff