Examples of long ball in a Sentence
a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
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Dylan Chambost played a long ball down the left side to Max Arfsten, who played an arcing cross to Abou Ali for a header from the top of the 6-yard box that slipped under the crossbar and into the side-net.
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ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
And then Burries hit his second long ball, capping a furious opening salvo and erasing any doubt.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Below, the play starts with a long ball forward from goalkeeper Lucas Perri.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Intel needs a big swing—and a long ball—to reassert itself in the desktop processor world.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
And then Burries hit his second long ball, capping a furious opening salvo and erasing any doubt.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Below, the play starts with a long ball forward from goalkeeper Lucas Perri.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Intel needs a big swing—and a long ball—to reassert itself in the desktop processor world.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for long ball
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“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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