bocce ball
noun
variants
or less commonly bocci ball
or boccie ball
1
: bocce
2
plural bocce balls also bocci balls or boccie balls
: a ball (as of wood or thermosetting resin) used in the game of bocce
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La Jolla philanthropy group Las Patronas donated a bocce ball set.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Picnic tables are available, and outdoor games like bocce ball and cornhole keep everyone entertained between pours.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Scout the Perfect Spot For regulation play, a bocce ball court needs to be 91 feet long by 13 feet wide.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
There’s a bar right up front, situated between 12 bowling lanes and the sizable arcade area; another bar, six more bowling lanes and two pool tables in the 21-and-over ‘Boardroom,’ and an outdoor beer garden with a third bar, three bocce ball lanes and fire pits.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The grounds also include tennis and bocce ball courts, gardens, greenhouses, a creek and a heliport.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Outdoor lovers will enjoy canoeing, fishing, kayaking, hydro-biking, and swimming, while there are also courts set up for badminton, bocce ball, croquet, ladder golf, tennis, and even yard dice.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Later in the day, meditation sessions are also free for guests, one of the many options from the activity calendar that includes garden cricket, croquet, volleyball, basketball and bocce ball activities as well as core exercise and stretching classes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
As Pope Leo spoke about governments watching out for the most vulnerable, Saviano came bearing gifts, like a personalized bocce ball set and a White Sox hat featuring the papal colors.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Picnic tables are available, and outdoor games like bocce ball and cornhole keep everyone entertained between pours.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Scout the Perfect Spot For regulation play, a bocce ball court needs to be 91 feet long by 13 feet wide.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
There’s a bar right up front, situated between 12 bowling lanes and the sizable arcade area; another bar, six more bowling lanes and two pool tables in the 21-and-over ‘Boardroom,’ and an outdoor beer garden with a third bar, three bocce ball lanes and fire pits.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The grounds also include tennis and bocce ball courts, gardens, greenhouses, a creek and a heliport.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Outdoor lovers will enjoy canoeing, fishing, kayaking, hydro-biking, and swimming, while there are also courts set up for badminton, bocce ball, croquet, ladder golf, tennis, and even yard dice.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Later in the day, meditation sessions are also free for guests, one of the many options from the activity calendar that includes garden cricket, croquet, volleyball, basketball and bocce ball activities as well as core exercise and stretching classes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
As Pope Leo spoke about governments watching out for the most vulnerable, Saviano came bearing gifts, like a personalized bocce ball set and a White Sox hat featuring the papal colors.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
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