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had a ball

VERB

have fun

Synonyms

WEAK

beat the drum cut loose enjoy feast get down get it on go to town jubilate kick up one's heels let loose let off steam live it up make merry paint the town red party raise hell raise the roof rejoice revel revere

Example Sentences

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Brett Arends had a ball sharing some fascinating information with soccer fans and people who like to bet on sporting events.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Many of the Games's volunteers have had a ball in Paris, if the gleeful dancing by a troupe near the Stade de France on one balmy night is anything to go by.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

Trading off, the dancers passed it, sometimes bouncing it off the back wall — he had a ball, she had a ball, and they had a ball together.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

He completed a pass to receiver Demarcus Robinson, but then had a ball slip out of his hand, and had a pass intercepted when deflected off tight end Davis Allen’s hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

We played sandlot baseball and rarely had a ball that was not taped, or resewn so that it had a lump in it that gave it a natural curve when you threw it.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers