ball

Example Sentences

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The moon, appearing about the size of a bowling ball at arm’s length to the crew, hung in the nothingness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Readers unfamiliar with 19th-century baseball will be misled while those familiar with early ball will be annoyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

De Zerbi's centre-backs often provoke opponents by placing their studs on top of the ball - a sort of psychological trick that causes a striker to leave their shape and engage.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Off the ball, De Zerbi's tactics are equally front-footed.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“Grover Cleveland had his inaugural ball in this building,” Theo says after a few silent minutes of flipping through pages.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse