: any of several games in which balls are rolled on a green or down an alley at an object or group of objects
Examples of bowling in a Sentence
She watches bowling on TV.
Recent Examples on the Web
Since at least 1961, the conspicuous 2-acre island has helped guide commercial aircraft, private planes and military planes with a white structure shaped like a bowling pin.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
On the way to the L.A. airport, on Century Boulevard, there was a sign for nude bowling.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Walt’s record-shattering wins also brings bowling champion Linda Curson (an equally sharp Susan Sarandon) back from retirement.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
Asbury Lanes combines bowling, dining, and live entertainment.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
Both women also shared photos with Rolling Stone of themselves with Nelson in years past, showing Nelson evidently living the life of the average American teenager: hanging out at the mall, going bowling, using makeup, dressing in costumes, and taking silly selfies with Snapchat filters.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Her mom Rhonda also posted pictures from her birthday party, which was princess-themed and included bowling.
—Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Ernie tricks the young bowler into a con game that leaves Roy’s bowling hand crippled for life.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
The complex there includes a rooftop pool, bowling lanes, a fitness studio and clubhouse.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
On the way to the L.A. airport, on Century Boulevard, there was a sign for nude bowling.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Walt’s record-shattering wins also brings bowling champion Linda Curson (an equally sharp Susan Sarandon) back from retirement.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
Asbury Lanes combines bowling, dining, and live entertainment.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
Both women also shared photos with Rolling Stone of themselves with Nelson in years past, showing Nelson evidently living the life of the average American teenager: hanging out at the mall, going bowling, using makeup, dressing in costumes, and taking silly selfies with Snapchat filters.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Her mom Rhonda also posted pictures from her birthday party, which was princess-themed and included bowling.
—Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Ernie tricks the young bowler into a con game that leaves Roy’s bowling hand crippled for life.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
The complex there includes a rooftop pool, bowling lanes, a fitness studio and clubhouse.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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bowling
noun
bowl·ing
ˈbō-liŋ 
1
: a game played by rolling balls so as to knock down pins set up at the far end of an alley
2
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