- present tense form of ball (3rd person singular).
balls
Example Sentences
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Miraz guided the tail superbly for his 65 from 154 balls as the Bangladesh lower order frustrated Australia's tiring bowling attack.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Brook had shown glimpses of his brilliance in his 31-ball knock and was keeping Sunrisers' hopes alive, but his dismissal left them needing 89 off 44 balls and the innings fell away.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
But then he threw four straight balls to walk him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In “Over/Under,” he argues that betting, which has been pervasive for as long as Americans have obsessed over balls and strikes, is a primary reason why sports became popular in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Inside the stainless-steel pot, blue corn powder was amassing into tiny balls that grew into dense lumps.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
