balled up
Example Sentences
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It was defiance and euphoria and adrenaline just balled up into this big massive gig.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024
Workers balled up bread for bait and threw lines over the side of the platform.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023
Miss Debra used to say Bud was meant for boxing, that he came out of the womb with his fists balled up ready for a fight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023
Its most haunting components are six unnervingly lifelike human figures dressed in office attire, balled up inside garbage bags like corporate flotsam.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023
Sarah, the bosslady, came through the door just as Mary rounded the table, her hands balled up into fists.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
