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ball up

VERB
botch
Synonyms
WEAK
blunder boggle botch up bungle flub foul up fumble make a muck of mess up mishandle mismanage muddle muff
VERB
confuse
Synonyms
WEAK
confound destroy disorder jumble make unclear mess up mix up muddle ruin scramble

Example Sentences

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His advice to Contreras for whenever the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge came to the plate was simply to keep the ball up and away, then pound him hard inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

He is good in the air, he can hold the ball up well, he can defend and he can finish.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The Lakers coughed the ball up 21 times against the Pistons the other night.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

Dupont reacted fastest, picking the ball up and strolling past the bemused La Rochelle pack to score.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

I ball up my fist and tap my chest, then my forehead, then Richard’s chest and his forehead.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone