ball

Example Sentences

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But I just feel it's going to be a team who are really good at keeping the ball and that points me in the direction of Spain instead.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Wembanyama was brilliant, scoring 32 points as San Antonio at last discovered the simple ritual of lobbing the ball to the impossibly tall guy under the basket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Amaterasu particle was reported at about 240 exa-electron volts, giving one tiny cosmic-ray particle roughly the kinetic energy of a fast-moving tennis ball.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Williams' first touch of the ball came on the next point when she dumped a volley into the net.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“I’ll rest, too,” he said, “and listen to the ball game.”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret