- present tense form of ball (3rd person singular).
balls
Example Sentences
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This became frustratingly evident to the White Sox last season as they watched seemingly well-struck fly balls die on the warning track and grounders fail to scoot through the infield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Research has shown that every mile per hour of added bat speed results in balls traveling six to seven feet farther.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But after making 51 in the first Test at Headingley, Lawrence impressed with 50 not out from 66 balls in tricky conditions on day three of the second Test against Pakistan.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
After scrapping to 19 from 39 balls, Lawrence changed approach.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Duane sighed, looking up a gentle slope densely dotted in puffs of white hair balls that swayed in the breeze.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
