ball game
noun
1
: a game played with a ball
2
a
: a set of circumstances : situation
a whole new ball game
b
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Examples of ball game in a Sentence
He was popular because he was good at ball games.
Dad took us to a ball game.
watching a ball game on TV
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The two filmmakers share a predilection for turning slices of Americana (proms, holidays, ball games) into stories that gradually lose their plots, becoming more bizarre and less predictable.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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—David Pierce, The Verge, 14 May 2024
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Getting good data is the whole ball game for Google and any other search engine.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for ball game
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“Ball game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20game. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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