curveball
Example Sentences
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Here’s what you’ve already missed, what’s still on the table—and some curveball alternatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
However, the developer threw a Ye-style curveball of his own in 2025, when he opted to list the partially completed home for $39 million, eventually reducing that price to $34.9 million.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
"That's completely unexpected, what a curveball, I've been totally played."
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Still, Stafford will turn 38 the day before the Super Bowl, and it wouldn’t be much of a curveball if that were his last game, especially if the Rams were to win.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026
Still, I knew that Major League pitching needed more than just speed; control and a good curveball had to be there too.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
