: 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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Strike 10 is more like a bowling boulevard, with an expansive bar and food lounge, bowling lanes, mini lanes and billiards (the Hallandale Beach location also has an arcade and a hookah lounge).
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 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 Florissant, Missouri, native had some company on his side, when a performer juggling bowling pins performed near him late in the game.
—Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Sports Illustrated via Getty Images That’s because Cincinnati Reds’ great Pete Rose scored from second base, bowling over catcher Ray Fosse of the Cleveland Indians in one of the most controversial plays in history.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 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 Florissant, Missouri, native had some company on his side, when a performer juggling bowling pins performed near him late in the game.
—Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Sports Illustrated via Getty Images That’s because Cincinnati Reds’ great Pete Rose scored from second base, bowling over catcher Ray Fosse of the Cleveland Indians in one of the most controversial plays in history.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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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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