ball
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In those final five games, he hit the ball hard in the first two, then hit ground balls in the final three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Scott always looked to get on the ball and did not just try to keep it safe as England dominated.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
A powerful runner, a good defender and his ability on the ball is underrated - he showed it with a quality assist for Gordon.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The first half ended in a 7-7 tie as both teams struggled to move the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
It’s like she pulled the end of a ball of yarn and it spills out on the table between us, a big, unorganized mess with no end or beginning.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
In a lighter moment earlier, the mayor, wearing a gray suit, had joined a tiara-wearing Miss Huntington Beach in selecting winners of a lottery—to run fireworks stands—from numbered balls in a bingo cage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The fearless teenager, who topped the IPL batting charts this year, smoked a whirlwind 38 off 21 balls with six fours and two enormous sixes before falling to a thick edge caught at backward point.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
It taps into humanity’s most ancient, addictive comedic truth, which is that some dude getting hit in the balls is hilarious.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
But he is standing tall at the plate, tattooing balls at the letters, double-fisting his follow-throughs and, importantly, generally showing discernment about the strike zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Our friends and loved ones were used to attending debutant balls, but since I didn’t have one the year before, this party was like my make-up quinceañera.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
The Chinese space effort, by contrast, is “all balled up—security, military, all together, all in one.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Austin Reaves balled up a towel and fired it off the bench after a careless turnover led to a Pacers bucket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
It was defiance and euphoria and adrenaline just balled up into this big massive gig.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
Workers balled up bread for bait and threw lines over the side of the platform.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
But she didn’t know what it was, didn’t know if it was special only to his family, so she just balled her fists and marched inside.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
"It's all dog, all the time," he said of Roscoe's balling talents.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
You can come in balling and throwing stuff, but to who?
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
“I’m telling you!” she cried, balling up her fists.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
“He’s balling, man. He’s showing some crazy stuff. He’s really developed,” offensive lineman Sam Cosmi said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
I crossed my arms tightly across my chest, my hands balling into fists.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
