balls
Example Sentences
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“I keep a lot of balls in the air.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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
Salt's one-handed effort dismissed India's Ishan Kishan on 80 from 38 balls in the 16th over, after which Sunrisers were unable to kick on further on a flat pitch perfect for batting.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
For a penny apiece, an elderly Italian man scraped up careful balls of lemon ice into miniature glasses.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.