balls

Example Sentences

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But it’s also not fair that pros don’t have to find their own lost balls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

We commonly take a lost-ball penalty after stumbling across other people’s lost balls in the same area, which are perfectly playable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Nacua said his focus last season was to reduce the number of balls he dropped, and he delivered even when it required acrobatic moves to pull in catches with one hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The cameras measure balls and strikes from a two-dimensional plane set in the middle of home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

I’ll give her credit, though: She made up a can of dough balls for our bait.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck