ball game
Example Sentences
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Selling homes is a whole different ball game, and you have to bring something to the table.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
"But then they found messages on his telephone, and that was a whole different ball game."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Because I think if we fall short of that, that’s the end of the ball game.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025
Instead, a half-inning later, the Marlins made it a brand new ball game.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025
In the third or fourth inning of our ball game that afternoon, I spotted Mary Hudson from first base.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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