ball up

Example Sentences

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He hit superb lines, either hitting the ball up bravely into the heart of Wales defence or acting as a decoy, and worked instinctively with Northampton team-mate Fraser Dingwall inside him at 12.

From BBC

I ball up the paper and tear out a new sheet.

From Literature

They did not hold enough balls up, or give enough options in behind.

From BBC

"Obviously it starts on defense. We played faster, we didn't walk the ball up. At the end of fourth and overtime we executed."

From Barron's

My own hands, which seconds ago were balled up and ready to start swinging, dropped to my sides like a couple of overripe apples from a tree.

From Literature