ball game

Example Sentences

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Selling homes is a whole different ball game, and you have to bring something to the table.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Because I think if we fall short of that, that’s the end of the ball game.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025

Instead, a half-inning later, the Marlins made it a brand new ball game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025

It also had a court where people would have played an ancient ball game.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

We couldn’t play a real ball game, and we hadn’t gotten to Four-Cornered Cat yet.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck