on the ball
Example Sentences
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They believe his ability on the ball, vision and understanding of the game means he will become more versatile as the years go on.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
It was, he says, her “composure on the ball, and the way she saw time and space with her passing, that first made my heart cleave.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
How the Spurs’ star destroys NBA offenses without laying a finger on the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Carragher says Benitez told Owen, who in 2001 had won the Ballon d'Or, he needed to learn to "turn on the ball quicker".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The first time I got my hands on the ball I knew I was going to make them know I was there.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
