balled up

Example Sentences

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It was defiance and euphoria and adrenaline just balled up into this big massive gig.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

Workers balled up bread for bait and threw lines over the side of the platform.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

Not grumbling, belly-hungry — but "stomach touching your back, every rib visible, aching, and balled up on the floor in the corner" starving.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2023

When he got near me, I balled up my fists, squared my shoulders, and said, ‘This is my and her space.’

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2021

Herman E. Calloway had the rocks squeezed tight in his right-hand fist and had his left-hand fist balled up like he was ready to fight.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis