volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
ˈvä-lē-ˌbȯl 
: a game played by volleying an inflated ball over a net
also
: the ball used in this game
Examples of volleyball in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Johnson, a basketball athlete playing volleyball for the first time, filled in for junior Bjorn Hawe on senior night.
—
Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Housed within the 150,000 square-foot indoor sports arena are 10 basketball and 12 volleyball courts.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Volleyball The Southern Section released its boys volleyball playoff brackets Saturday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
There is also an outbuilding, fire pit and volleyball area, the listing notes.
—Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Panther football made it to the regional quarterfinals, volleyball made it to the state semifinal, boys basketball reached the regional semifinal and girls basketball made the regional quarterfinals.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
There are six restaurants offering a range of cuisines including the Japanese steakhouse Mikado, multiple pools, two championship golf courses, a tennis center and volleyball courts, and a jogging path.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Last month, college swimmers and volleyball players sued the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete in the 2022 national swimming championships.
—Rudy Chinchilla, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
According to her obituary, Libby also played volleyball, soccer and swimming.
—Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Housed within the 150,000 square-foot indoor sports arena are 10 basketball and 12 volleyball courts.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Volleyball The Southern Section released its boys volleyball playoff brackets Saturday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
There is also an outbuilding, fire pit and volleyball area, the listing notes.
—Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Panther football made it to the regional quarterfinals, volleyball made it to the state semifinal, boys basketball reached the regional semifinal and girls basketball made the regional quarterfinals.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
There are six restaurants offering a range of cuisines including the Japanese steakhouse Mikado, multiple pools, two championship golf courses, a tennis center and volleyball courts, and a jogging path.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Last month, college swimmers and volleyball players sued the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete in the 2022 national swimming championships.
—Rudy Chinchilla, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
According to her obituary, Libby also played volleyball, soccer and swimming.
—Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'volleyball.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near volleyball
Cite this Entry
“Volleyball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volleyball. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
ˈväl-ē-ˌbȯl
: a game played by volleying a large air-filled ball over a net
also
: the ball used to play this game
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share