: any of several games in which balls are rolled (as 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.
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Beyond beer, the space also features bowling lanes and arcade games, along with a busy events calendar of trivia nights and live music.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
The home, with 10 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms, comes with a basement that has a shooting range, bowling alley, golf simulator and office with a bank vault safe room.
—Catherine Reagor, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to a huge trampoline area with dodgeball, a ninja course, knockout basketball, a launch pad and a battle pit, the amusement center has other attractions like bowling, virtual reality, an arcade and a rock climbing wall.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
In between a round of bowling and a shift in the virtual golf bay at this Cedar Park, Texas, restaurant-meets-entertainment venue, refuel with the dip trio.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
The home, with 10 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms, comes with a basement that has a shooting range, bowling alley, golf simulator and office with a bank vault safe room.
—Catherine Reagor, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to a huge trampoline area with dodgeball, a ninja course, knockout basketball, a launch pad and a battle pit, the amusement center has other attractions like bowling, virtual reality, an arcade and a rock climbing wall.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
In between a round of bowling and a shift in the virtual golf bay at this Cedar Park, Texas, restaurant-meets-entertainment venue, refuel with the dip trio.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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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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