the hole

Example Sentences

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“I was just feeling like the hole was so big today,” said Talley, who has gone 22 consecutive holes without a bogey.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

After also being forced to wait on the fairway, McIlroy stuck his approach to the green well below the hole and exasperatedly moaned about how long he was having to wait between shots.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

But make no mistake, all of this is enabled by low costs to reach space, and SpaceX’s ace in the hole is its giant, fully reusable rocket, Starship.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

It left him with a high-difficulty chip that he sent long past the hole, leading to a three putt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Knowing how smart that hundred dollar monkey was, I took the shovel and scattered the fresh dirt that had come from the hole.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls