- a variation of curveball.
curve ball
Example Sentences
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Whatever curve ball is coming, you have to roll with it.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Connecting on a hanging curve ball, he sent his homer over the wall in left field to set off a wild celebration on the field and in the stands of Classic Park.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
Her first album, Messy, was nominated for a Mercury prize - which she describes as "a pure curve ball".
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2023
Even before U.S. markets kick off on Monday, China's ongoing property bust threw another curve ball at stocks markets there.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023
Some of the boys said that I gave the old bended-knee sign for a curve ball.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Christy Mathewson
