balls

Example Sentences

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He didn’t dive for fly balls and on rare occasions failed to run hard when he hit a ground ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It will mean accepting once again, however painful it may be, that balls and strikes are whatever the umpire says they are.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

But he was over par Saturday while everyone else on the leaderboard was shooting in the 60s, and was the only player on the range that evening, hitting balls as the sun went down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Oil is used to make everything from lipstick to golf balls, which could eventually make them more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

She began to juggle the two balls in one hand.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon