ball

Example Sentences

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He drove past Brust and kicked the ball out to an open shooter to win the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

JPMorgan will get the ball rolling on financials next week, with first quarter updates following from the country’s biggest banks.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“He’s not immune to it just because he can hit a golf ball really well,” fellow competitor Jason Day said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

He was inches from making birdie in the shootout, unlucky that his ball did not tumble down the slope to the hole-side in the same way as McIlroy's approach managed to do.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Only one road went to Galway, and it wound along the coast like a ball of yarn let loose, Da had said.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff