volley

Example Sentences

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It didn’t take very long for investors to react to this latest volley, with all three major U.S. stock indexes extending their declines on Monday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Georges Mikautadze lashed a volley narrowly wide after veteran forward Gerard Moreno found him with a floating cross.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Georges Mikautadze lashed a volley narrowly wide after veteran forward Gerard Moreno found him with a floating cross.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

A double fault at deuce when 5-3 down gave King a third match point - and Riggs sent a volley into the net to confirm her victory.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

So the next day I go to Room 402 at lunch and do my best to volley back right answers to Rosa’s ad lib math problems.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen