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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

Malick Yalcouye: Produced an energetic display, registering Brighton's first shot before scoring with a first-time volley that went in off the post.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Pedro Porro: The World Cup winner played further forward on the right wing and had a couple of openings, seeing a shot blocked by Hall and a dipping volley go just over.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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

A volley of blows sounded on my iron door.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

The U.S. would need to weigh the risk of damage from Iranian retaliatory volleys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

"It was an aggressive game of headers and volleys," joked Edwards, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

The Colonel much preferred her for hacking about Boston, but she was not yet well trained for drums and volleys.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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

Diogo Dalot's cross was cleared high into the air before the 21-year-old volleyed past Aaron Ramsdale on 24 minutes.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

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

Alas, Seattle volleyed back with its own 56-yard field goal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

Bien paused, then flicked a pass to Idwar, who volleyed it into the net.

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

His first remains one of the showpiece's all-time great goals, taking the ball on his chest and lofting it over a defender before volleying into the bottom corner.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The forward rounded off an excellent night by volleying home Matteo Ruggeri's cross with three minutes to go.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

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

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

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

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding