be a ball
Example Sentences
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Smith, who grew up in Camarillo, was a student-manager at San Diego State in 1990 when he got the call to be a ball boy at Chargers games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2024
"If you got selected, you could walk with your head up, you know. 'I'm going to be a ball boy.'"
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
“We strengthen existing evidence for the existence of the innermost inner core, which should be a ball the size of about half of the inner core.”
From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2023
Penalties for violations will be a ball called against a pitcher and a strike called against a batter.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
“I mean, wouldn’t that be a ball to end all balls!” she trilled excitedly to Shorty, who was not very excited by her enthusiasm.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
