ball game
noun
1
: a game played with a ball
2
a
: a set of circumstances : situation
a whole new ball game
b
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Getting good data is the whole ball game for Google and any other search engine.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 14 May 2024
Our pitchers have been keeping us in a lot of ball games.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2024
On day one, Haldane and Case had sat upright inside the largest chamber and breathed oxygen and played the ball game at shallower depths, with both subjects developing no more than a mysterious slight cough afterward.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
The Mustangs tallied four runs in the sixth to end the ball game one inning early.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
This is supposed to be a ball game and not just a talk show.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Regardless of the modest increases across a variety of statistical categories, FanGraphs still expects Stanton to miss 57 ball games.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Here’s your ball game folks as Flutie takes the snap . . .
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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
Our pitchers have been keeping us in a lot of ball games.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2024
On day one, Haldane and Case had sat upright inside the largest chamber and breathed oxygen and played the ball game at shallower depths, with both subjects developing no more than a mysterious slight cough afterward.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
The Mustangs tallied four runs in the sixth to end the ball game one inning early.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
This is supposed to be a ball game and not just a talk show.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Regardless of the modest increases across a variety of statistical categories, FanGraphs still expects Stanton to miss 57 ball games.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Here’s your ball game folks as Flutie takes the snap . . .
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Ball game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20game. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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