- present tense form of ball (3rd person singular).
balls
Example Sentences
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Of the 33 balls he faced, the left-hander missed 13 and edged one - the attempted cut to Marco Jansen that crashed back on to his stumps.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
As Callin's rival and friend, 32-year-old Swiss driver Jndia Erbacher, jokingly tells the BBC - it takes "balls".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
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
He could walk to Anastasia's room, and if his arms reached far enough—he was pretty certain they would—he could pull all the papers off her desk and crumple them into balls.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
