- present tense form of ball (3rd person singular).
balls
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Ackerman defended nicely for 38 balls but here he neither defended nor unleashed a drive.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
But Mitchell spat on three straight balls to get to a full count.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Batted balls with that profile resulted in an eye-popping .538 batting average and 1.207 slugging percentage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, in contrast, lasted only three balls before nudging Matt Renshaw's part-time spin to slip.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
She bounced on the balls of her feet.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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