the hole

Example Sentences

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Playing in the second group, Juarez was one under through 13 and blasted out of a frontside bunker to within four feet of the hole at 14 before sinking his birdie putt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

A golfer could place the ball in the hole by hand; a runner could drive to the finish line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

But make no mistake, all of this is enabled by low costs to reach space, and SpaceX’s ace in the hole is its giant, fully reusable rocket, Starship.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

With a tap into the hole, a look to the sky and a release of emotion, another chapter of golfing history was complete.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

And the bigger the hole got, the faster the boat sank, as if it were tired of being a boat and wanted to try being a submarine.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr