: any of several games in which balls are rolled (as on a green or down an alley) at an object or group of objects
Examples of bowling in a Sentence
She watches bowling on TV.
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Amenities include indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs, e-bike rentals and an arcade with billiards and bowling.
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The Surrey player will come in at No 8, bolstering England’s batting line up, but will also offer a spin option with his off-break bowling.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The group has often gotten its kicks from bowling listeners over with the vastness and strangeness of its requisite parts; this wily two-drummer situation can take the shape of a majestic rock band or a coterie of techno-organic aliens.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Also, Brain organizes ping-pong and pool tournaments, hiking groups and bowling nights.
—Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The Surrey player will come in at No 8, bolstering England’s batting line up, but will also offer a spin option with his off-break bowling.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The group has often gotten its kicks from bowling listeners over with the vastness and strangeness of its requisite parts; this wily two-drummer situation can take the shape of a majestic rock band or a coterie of techno-organic aliens.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Also, Brain organizes ping-pong and pool tournaments, hiking groups and bowling nights.
—Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bowling
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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bowling
noun
bowl·ing
ˈbō-liŋ 
1
: a game played by rolling balls so as to knock down pins set up at the far end of an alley
2
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