balls

Example Sentences

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It will mean accepting once again, however painful it may be, that balls and strikes are whatever the umpire says they are.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

She can rebound and scrap for loose balls too, and with Ariel Atkins reportedly being traded, Rice could play a big role.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

My mum always used to say as soon as I could walk I was kicking bouncy balls and stuff around.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

That’s what happens when you have a fastball that reaches 100 miles per hour, a disappearing splitter and an array of breaking balls with inconceivable movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

I had seen him juggling as many as four balls before, many a time, and he had hardly ever dropped one.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo