: 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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In the works are a signature fine dining Italian restaurant, and a subterranean bar with bowling lanes, games, and private karaoke rooms.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
Nixon had a single-lane bowling alley built in the White House yet spoke much more frequently in public about his love of football, trying to appeal to sports fans in ways that his advisers initially feared might alienate some.
—Will Weissert, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The yearslong legal battle began in February 2022, when Curiel, the brother of DaBaby's ex DaniLeigh, alleged that he was injured by the rapper, 34, during a fight at Corbin Bowl, a bowling alley in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Brandon Curiel, who goes by the stage name Brandon Bill$, submitted a notice of settlement for the entire case, which had named DaBaby, the Zeus Network, a security company, and a bowling alley among the defendants in the legal dispute, which was scheduled to head to trial in October.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
Nixon had a single-lane bowling alley built in the White House yet spoke much more frequently in public about his love of football, trying to appeal to sports fans in ways that his advisers initially feared might alienate some.
—Will Weissert, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The yearslong legal battle began in February 2022, when Curiel, the brother of DaBaby's ex DaniLeigh, alleged that he was injured by the rapper, 34, during a fight at Corbin Bowl, a bowling alley in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Brandon Curiel, who goes by the stage name Brandon Bill$, submitted a notice of settlement for the entire case, which had named DaBaby, the Zeus Network, a security company, and a bowling alley among the defendants in the legal dispute, which was scheduled to head to trial in October.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 10 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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