- present tense form of ball (3rd person singular).
balls
Example Sentences
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McKinney showed why he is marked out as a future England Test player with 140 from 162 balls on the third day of the Division Two encounter at Derby.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Ali Usman: Pakistan's spinner bowled some good balls in taking 5-95 - his first Test five-for in his third Test.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In the 2023-24 season, widespread fan action including littering pitches with tennis balls and chocolate coins resulted in the scrapping of an investment deal, despite the proposal winning majority support of clubs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Others thinking along similar lines include Drone Amplified, a startup whose unmanned aerial vehicles drop balls containing fire-starting chemicals to ignite controlled burns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He was chasing their friend Iola Morton with one of the balls.
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
