cue ball

Example Sentences

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He was a popular commentator, with his famous "where's the cue ball going?" catchphrase when a player was close to committing a foul.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Standing over a pool table near the kitchen, he jabbed the stick at the cue ball, which harmlessly skittered off to the side without disturbing the rack.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023

One of the prime candidates for extraterrestrial life in our solar system is Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter that in photographs resembles a cue ball covered in scratches.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022

While he that showing them how to play pool, he shot the cue ball into the other balls on the break and the loud bang “freaked out” Cruz.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

She hit the cue ball in such a way that it gave a pathetic half roll to the side, gently knocking into a colored ball with a faint click.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas