ball

Example Sentences

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He may go for runs, but the average number of balls he needs to take a wicket is remarkably low.

From BBC

"You're not going to be thrown the ball and your role is to take wickets, it might be to play a holding role so the fast bowlers can have a break and then come back."

From BBC

If those steps don’t work, Kellum said other options might include trapping and potentially using nonlethal projectiles, such as paint balls, to chase away, haze and deter them.

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re going to make sure we have plays to give him the ball and I have to make sure I understand my read and give him the ball,” Simpson said of Williams.”

From Los Angeles Times

Did we really fail ourselves by not seeing the Times Square ball drop in person?

From MarketWatch