be a ball
Example Sentences
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These were the first pitches of at-bats, where sportsbooks offered action on whether it would be a ball or strike.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025
While Norton never got to be a ball boy on Centre, he did get on Court One - and possibly even better, he played on it.
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
“It might be a ball, two, a cup, even as close as 7, 8 feet. It’s really tricky.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022
But I didn’t know he used to be a ball player and a husband, and lost both his wife and career for absolutely no reason.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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