ball game

Example Sentences

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The removal of the flesh-and-blood element in something so human as a ball game will be pitched as a great stride forward, but it’s actually a major loss.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Selling homes is a whole different ball game, and you have to bring something to the table.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Because I think if we fall short of that, that’s the end of the ball game.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025

It also had a court where people would have played an ancient ball game.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

It’s one thing to step on them or jump out of their way when you’re walking by them, but it’s a totally different ball game to have to sleep among them.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall