bowling

noun

bowl·ing ˈbō-liŋ

Synonyms of bowling next

: 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 Eyewitnesses told the Portland Press Herald that Bob stood between the shooter and the children in his bowling league. —

Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023 Between the sounds of striking pins and returning bowling balls, patrons at Just-in-Time Recreation, a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, had a tough time recognizing gunshots over the din Wednesday night. —

Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023 Rob told the outlet that the father and son were in a bowling league together. —

Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023 Parents and children were there for a children’s bowling league. —

Michael Levenson, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023 Violette was teaching at a youth bowling league inside Sparetime Recreation, a friend said, when the gunfire erupted. —

Brian Dakss, Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2023 The victims included a 14-year-old boy and his father out for a night of bowling; four people from the area’s deaf community who had gathered at the bar to play cornhole; a married couple in their 70s; and two men who witnesses said confronted the shooter at the start of the rampage. —

Tom Bell, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023 The manager of the youth bowling league vowed that the league would survive despite the devastating grief members were feeling. —

David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer and Michelle R. Smith The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2023 The victims of the shootings include Bob Violette, a retiree who was coaching a youth bowling league and was described as devoted, approachable, and kind. —

Jake Blieberg, Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, and David Sharp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2023 See More

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