balls
Example Sentences
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Thanksgiving dinners and Super Bowl parties rank alongside pub nights and black-tie balls as social traditions.
There were too many weaknesses in Scotland's game, too many chances wasted, too many balls put on the deck, too much vulnerability in critical times in defence, too much passiveness in attack early on.
From BBC
The team's instinct to chase down high balls as a way of winning territory was tolerated while they were in the midst of a 12-match winning streak.
From BBC
“He makes good swing decisions and hits balls hard, giving him the ingredients to hit for average and power. Most of his value will come from his bat, but it’s a potentially potent bat.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Northern Ireland player hit balls on the range on the eve of this week's prestigious event hopeful that he will be able to compete.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.