bowling

Example Sentences

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I have bowled, as a child, and later with friends, when it enjoyed a renaissance back in the last century — it was pre-cocktail bowling, the beer years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

“Without bowling I’d probably be homeless,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

But his commentary on the performances, and the history of the sport—the evolution of the bowling ball, for instance—is consistently funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

There were eight wides in the first four overs, as well as some wayward bowling from Duffy and Ferguson.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The juggling man dropped his bowling pins and grinned with graying teeth.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby