Example sentences for: ball

How can you use “ball” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • As a result, we now have hybrid words like gymkhana and memsahib . Gymkhana , a `club for members to socialize and partake in sports and recreation,' is a mixture of the Hindi gendkhana (meaning `ball house') and the English gymnasium . Memsahib , meaning `European or white lady,' stems from sahib , an Indian title of respect often accorded to white men, and mem , a corruption of Madam .

  • What can a foul ball like that do to you?

  • 176)--"Wrecking Ball":

  • Spacey acts with "heavenly finesse" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ), and Annette Bening as his high-strung wife is "spectacular" (Mike Clark, USA Today ). The director, Sam Mendes, and writer, Alan Ball, are new to film--they're stage and television veterans, respectively--and many critics say that's why the film feels so fresh.

  • Before I whip out my somewhat cloudy crystal ball, I thought you might be interested in a brief outline of the process currently associated with postal rate making.


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