ball

Example Sentences

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And if I’m having a really bad hole, I’m fine picking up the ball and marking down the maximum allowable score for handicap purposes—if I keep score at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The house, with more than 100 rooms, was once owned by Lord Newborough and in 1969 hosted the ball of the investiture for the Prince of Wales, now King Charles.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Handing the ball to an ace like Yamamoto and asking for nine innings is ancient history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

All of that work led to his driving the ball a full 15 yards farther at age 39 than he did at 29.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

So they were standing under the hoop, but they kept forgetting to bounce the ball, to shoot it.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix