beach volleyball

noun

: volleyball played outdoors on sand with usually two players to a side

Magnus said beach volleyball is attractive to the network because it's popular among both men and women, domestically and globally, and still has a lot of room for growth.

—Jimmy Golen

Examples of beach volleyball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Keep fit at Kite Beach Dubai’s largest beachfront Fitness Village returns with everything from spinning and yoga to padel, beach volleyball, basketball and cricket. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Pacing the Sea Hawks (22-11) is libero Addison Choi, who is committed to play beach volleyball at Oregon. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

On a recent Monday morning in Santa Monica, beach volleyball phenom Sally Perez steps onto the sand and immediately notices that all the nets are hung to men’s standard height, not women’s. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

The next day, guests joined the couple for beach volleyball on Ipanema before attending the blessing at Christ the Redeemer, atop Corcovado Mountain. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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