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

“We work all year long to be in this situation to win a ball game and win a World Series. So it should be a fun one tomorrow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

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

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025

Then Sir Keir Starmer walks onto the pitch and it seems to be a whole new ball game.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

Like Freak says, reading is just a way of listening, and I could always listen, but writing is like talking, and that's a whole other ball game.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick