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volley

[vol-ee] / ˈvɒl i /


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She raised her hands to halt the point toward the end of a lengthy rally, just before Sun returned a volley that could have put her just two points shy of winning the first set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The lawsuit is the latest volley in a battle between Optimum and its creditors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Morgan Rogers: Opened the scoring with a first-time volley after just two minutes.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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

Apollo’s archers fired a volley, dozens of arrows sticking in the thick armor of the giants like porcupine quills.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Muchova made two ridiculous volleys - including a diving one - slipped on her first match point, and Gauff missed a match point when she went with the slice forehand at the net.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Now he’s gone dark, deleting his X.com account after exchanging volleys with a radio reporter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

German fans got to watch six top-10 players, including Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz, test their serves and volleys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Sophia volleys in and out of several shops.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Up for a fight at home to Arsene Wenger's Gunners, Garry Thompson volleyed the Bantams ahead before Thomas Vermaelen headed home a Santi Cazorla cross with just two minutes of normal time remaining.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

After one troll asked him, “Are you a boy or a girl?” he volleyed back: “My dad is a boy and my mom is a girl. So I’m mixed xx.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He began delivering on that fee in the 2002 Champions League final, scoring a stunning volleyed winner as Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 at Hampden Park.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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

When the defense converged, Mandela flicked the ball to Sebajden, a wiry Kosovar midfielder, who volleyed the shot: goal.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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

This summer, she plans to begin shooting the third seasons of those latter two series, volleying from one to the other.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2024

It was dark here in front: only the bright door sent ten square feet of light volleying out into the soft black morning.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald


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