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'ball' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'ball' with 20 example sentences.


ball noun

: round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

: a solid projectile that is shot by a musket

: an object with a spherical shape

: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

: a spherical object used as a plaything

: a compact mass

: a lavish dance requiring formal attire

: a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass

: a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

: a pitch that is not in the strike zone

ball verb

: form into a ball by winding or rolling

: to live very well


  • Hold the ball with both hands.
  • Please throw me the ball.
  • This bowling ball is too heavy for me.
  • I don't have a crystal ball.
  • Don't bounce your ball here.
  • I know I can't throw a ball very well.
  • The bat was stolen yesterday, along with the balls.
  • A ball hit her right leg.
  • He formed a ball from the clay.
  • He caught the ball with his left hand.
  • Seen from a distance, it looks like a ball.
  • I was catching the ball.
  • I was hit by a golf ball.
  • The cat rolled into a ball on the sofa.
  • Where is my soccer ball?
  • The ball is in your court.
  • Do you want to buy a rubber ball?
  • All of the balls are yellow.
  • This sea lion can balance a ball on its nose.
  • The ball is round, and the game lasts 90 minutes.
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