be a ball
Example Sentences
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After an ABS review, the pitch was determined to be a ball.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
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
"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
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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