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volley

[vol-ee] / ˈvɒl i /


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Josh Acheampong: The young defender looked shaky early on but recovered well, making a fantastic block from a Bruno Fernandes volley and improving as the game went on.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

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

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

Another volley of Earthborn rocks hit the Argo II. This time Leo couldn’t return fire fast enough.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

One of the most satisfying volleys you'll ever witness and worthy of Zidane's only Champions League triumph as a player.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

“I’ve switched him to decaf,” Mom volleys back.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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

Guardiola barely flinched when his penultimate signing Antoine Semenyo volleyed home the opening goal, instead remaining in his seat and seemingly taking it all in.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

Riccardo Orsolini levelled the scores for Italian Cup holders Bologna with his penalty 10 minutes before half-time, cancelling out Marcus Thuram's early volleyed opener for Inter.

From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025

Bien floated the ball toward the center of the field, but a Blue Springs player volleyed it back toward him and out of bounds.

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

Solid at the back but got it all wrong at the other end after volleying wide at the back post when unmarked.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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

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

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 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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