cannonball

Example Sentences

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“Sometimes, we’d wait until boats were coming into the harbor and do cannonballs, splashing them,” she recalled often.

From Los Angeles Times

Any tired outer layers can just be removed and those tight cannonballs will keep for weeks.

From BBC

The images centered on the 1797 warship USS Constitution, better known as Old Ironsides because, while it sank a British vessel during the War of 1812, its thick, oak hull survived a barrage of cannonballs.

From Seattle Times

For some more explosive action, check out the “cannonball sized,” air-powered pumpkin cannon and see if you can hit the target.

From Washington Post

Or been at the apex of a cannonball into the pool, only to realize their phone was still in their back pocket?

From Seattle Times