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

We'll sometimes throw each other a curveball with a pick choice but it never gets heated or anything like that.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

But the government shutdown threw her — and thousands of other travelers — a massive curveball this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

His wicked curveball attracted the major- league scouts, and the Washington Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García