cue ball
Example Sentences
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One of those mistakes from Day proved crucial when he potted the cue ball when on the black to hand Brecel the 16th frame.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025
Standing over a pool table near the kitchen, he jabbed the stick at the cue ball, which harmlessly skittered off to the side without disturbing the rack.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023
One of the prime candidates for extraterrestrial life in our solar system is Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter that in photographs resembles a cue ball covered in scratches.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022
It has been likened to a cue ball used in pool.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2021
She hit the cue ball in such a way that it gave a pathetic half roll to the side, gently knocking into a colored ball with a faint click.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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