ball

Example Sentences

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He hit the ball over the head of El Camino Real right fielder Ryan Glassman for a three-run triple to key Birmingham’s 4-2 victory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

All-rounder Devine blasted 87 from 57 balls before she was run out from the final ball of the innings, with Green finishing 56 not out in support.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Tom Stewart overthrew a line-out five metres from the Ulster line and Montpellier moved the ball quickly for Taofifenua to cross out wide, and Miotti again converted.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It was, he says, her “composure on the ball, and the way she saw time and space with her passing, that first made my heart cleave.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He could stand to play six games of Go, Fish if he listened to the ball game at the same time.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret