bowling

bowl·ing | \ ˈbō-liŋ

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Definition of bowling

: any of several games in which balls are rolled 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.

Recent Examples on the Web Burkhead capped it with a nifty second-effort run as Bills defenders bounced off him like candlepins belted by a runaway bowling ball. — BostonGlobe.com, "Patriots deny Bills, capture 11th straight AFC East title - The Boston Globe," 22 Dec. 2019 Things were running smoothly until a 12-foot aluminum tree collapsed and 30 colored orbs the size of bowling balls rolled toward the edge of the stage that had been erected a mere 10 hours earlier. — Alix Strauss, New York Times, "Watch an Empty Warehouse Become a Psychedelic Party Wonderland," 20 Dec. 2019 Here is what Salt Lake Tribune columnist Gordon Monson had to say about Kuithe and a Utah team (11-1, 9-1) that has rolled through Pac-12 opposition like a bowling ball scattering pins since a late September loss to USC. — oregonlive, "While the Ducks stutter-stepped past Oregon State, Utah pulverized another opponent: Issues & Answers," 1 Dec. 2019 Linebacker Dele Harding walked into the postgame press conference holding an orange-and-white bowling ball. — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, "Illinois rallies from a 25-point deficit to beat Michigan State 37-34 and become bowl-eligible for the 1st time since 2014," 9 Nov. 2019 Marshall and his partners built their first satellite in a garage, applying the principles of the smart phone, stuffing a sophisticated camera and telescope into a rectangular box that weighs as much as a bowling ball. — NBC News, "Tiny, privately owned satellites are changing how we view the Earth," 2 Nov. 2019 Police said anyone who recognizes the man who threw the bowling ball should call Cicero PD at 708-652-2130. — Fox News, "Illinois man left seriously injured after vicious bowling ball attack," 8 Sep. 2019 New London’s Jacob Commander, who Mazzone described as a ‘bowling ball,' scored Team Nutmeg’s other three touchdowns, all rushing. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "Team Nutmeg downs Team Constitution 41-21 in CT Super 100 senior all-star game as East Hartford’s Tompkins garners MVP honors," 30 June 2019 Another female in the party struck in the head a female employee, 18, and threw her into a rack of bowling balls. — cleveland.com, "Partiers asked to leave entertainment center become violent: Solon police blotter," 14 June 2019

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Last Updated

6 Jan 2020

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“Bowling.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 17 January 2020.

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