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
“Emotional. I’m spent emotionally. We got a ball game later tonight, which is crazy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
Because I think if we fall short of that, that’s the end of the ball game.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2025
Like Freak says, reading is just a way of listening, and I could always listen, but writing is like talking, and that's a whole other ball game.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
