balls
Example Sentences
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Curran is often credited with having a canny mix of slower balls but he has largely kept his pace above 80mph in those crucial final stages.
From BBC
After a few dropped balls by Ryan during his transition, the two-time Cy Young winner talked it over at the mound with the young pitcher.
From Los Angeles Times
His 37 off 33 balls against Ireland was slow, but the Ireland camp highlighted how impressed they were given the tricky nature of the pitch.
From BBC
Jonah and a bunch of the other boys had jumped in and raced around splashing each other, even scooping up mud balls to throw at each other.
From Literature
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And on a good batting surface, Nepal reached their target with four balls to spare.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.