golf ball
noun
1
: a small hard dimpled ball used in golf
2
: the spherical printing element of an electric typewriter or printer
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After discovering that the golf ball-sized tumor in her brain was pushing on the nerves controlling the right side of her body, doctors determined that surgical removal would be too risky.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Ted is crushing golf balls outside and Karen and her chardonnay are prepping a bubble bath while jamming to ABBA, and both activities leave them unable to hear their daughter screaming for her life as the Demo attempts to pull her into the Upside Down.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
The eye, though, is much more parsimonious, focusing its attention only on a small part of the visual scene at any one time—namely, the part of the scene that changes, like the fluttering of a leaf or a golf ball splashing into water.
—Christoph Posch, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2025
During Monday's 3rd Hour of Today, the anchor and NBC News meteorologist accidentally hit one of her cameramen with a golf ball.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Ted is crushing golf balls outside and Karen and her chardonnay are prepping a bubble bath while jamming to ABBA, and both activities leave them unable to hear their daughter screaming for her life as the Demo attempts to pull her into the Upside Down.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
The eye, though, is much more parsimonious, focusing its attention only on a small part of the visual scene at any one time—namely, the part of the scene that changes, like the fluttering of a leaf or a golf ball splashing into water.
—Christoph Posch, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2025
During Monday's 3rd Hour of Today, the anchor and NBC News meteorologist accidentally hit one of her cameramen with a golf ball.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for golf ball
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“Golf ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20ball. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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