ball

Example Sentences

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The ball patrons parade around the stage in spectacularly gaudy headdresses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Wrobleski limped away, finally able to react to the pain where the ball hit him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Karen has watched her son accidentally miss his opponents saying something as he turns to get a stray ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"Some of the games there would be boys on his shoulders trying to get the ball off him and he would never lose it," his former team-mate Allan tells BBC Scotland.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s creased and torn, as though it had been crumpled up into a ball before being opened up again and neatly folded.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler