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Tennis matches are creeping longer as high-endurance modern players pummel each other from the baseline and the time-efficient serve and volley goes the way of the Betamax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Emiliano Martinez: The new signing was thrown straight in, claiming two early crosses and making saves from Malick Yalcouye and Charalampos Kostoulas - though the former did beat him with a well-struck volley.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Calvin Miller's volley very nearly secured them the win only for Nenad Cvetkovic to level for Rapid on 119 minutes.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Jordanian army reported a new volley of Iranian missiles on Thursday morning, saying five had been shot down, causing no casualties.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Someone upon the boat called for a volley, which offensive yielded no results, the powder now being soaked beyond all ignition.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

There’s much more, and he unleashed it against Alcaraz: powerful baseline play, aggressive returns, changes of speed, and even coming to the net for clever volleys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Armed relatives fired repeated volleys into the air, a customary gesture of mourning in many Arab communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Two tanker ships were attacked off the coast of Oman on Monday, in the latest volleys in the area.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

He has plenty of venom in his groundstrokes and his nimbleness around the court means he is able to spring forward to finish points with volleys at the net.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Earthborn threw volleys of stones that plowed into the zombie legionnaires, crushing them like paper.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Madrid extended their lead early in the second half after an excellent finish from Garcia, who controlled Fede Valverde's long ball on his chest and volleyed home from the edge of the box.

From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026

With Chelsea in disarray, Gordon and Woltemade carved open them yet again on the stroke of half-time, but on this occasion the German somehow volleyed wide when it seemed easier to score.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

There are cameos by visiting celebrities, such as tennis great Roger Federer, with whom he volleyed a few balls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

Bukayo Saka: Scored an excellent first-half goal when he volleyed in the rebound off O'Reilly's shot.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

Ella's eyes volleyed back and forth between the two of them.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Murray will be remembered for his razor-sharp volleying skills and the preposterous angles he conjured at the net.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Leif Davis equalised for Ipswich in the 53rd minute, volleying home unmarked from the edge of the area when Marcelino Nunez found him with a precise outswinging corner.

From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025

And so, on a black Christmas night, with sleet volleying into their faces, columns of men struggled through some of the most inhospitable fields to ever yield up a victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

“And then when they were volleying, I feel like you could hear a burger flip in the kitchen.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Now the fire was nearer; those volleying shots were great limbs, trunks even, bursting.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding