: something resembling a game of table tennis
especially
: a series of usually verbal exchanges between two parties
a ping-pong of absurdist dialogue —
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Examples of ping-pong in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebCarl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
There was an actual Red Cross Center there, a building where men could relax by shooting pool or playing ping-pong.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Photo: Ann Broder / VHT for The Corcoran Group
The amenities include a ping-pong table, a sauna, dressing rooms, bike storage, community rooms, and a gym.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Nov. 2023
There’s a ping-pong table, cornhole boards and a giant pile of foam building blocks for kids — all in use.
—Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
Of course, if anyone wants to have a pickup game, whether basketball, ping-pong, billiards, dodgeball, kickball or handball, Salazar will be the first to volunteer.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
Dolphins can even determine the difference between a ping-pong ball and a golf ball — based on density.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
The popular hour, 45-minute winter drive between Green Bay and Gills Rock ping-pongs between the eastern and western shores of the peninsula.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
The bullet bounced off the home’s front door and a ping-pong table before striking Frankie in the abdomen, the office said.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Owner Nick Backlund — the main operator of the bar — has removed about 25% of the tables, making room for giant Jenga, outdoor ping-pong, cornhole and two bocce courts.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
Her siren song of a stare, the way her eyes ping-pong across an iPhone screen one second and invite empathy the next.
—WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
About half of the area is dedicated to kids’ activities: ice slides, ice putt-putt, ice checkers, ice ping-pong and other family-fun activities.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
Boom during pandemic Pickleball, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, began in 1965, but only recently skyrocketed.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2023
At twice the speed of sound, the ping-pong ball punches a hole straight through the paddle.
—Michael Koziol, IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
After stumbling across a pair of boards from an old ping-pong table in the basement, he was inspired to bring them outside and use them as canvases.
—Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
When a large earthquake strikes, the resulting shock waves, or seismic waves, can bounce back and forth from one side of the Earth to the other like a ping-pong ball, said Pham.
—Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023
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Then, the clip quickly jumps into an intense ping-pong battle between Drake and J. Cole.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
There was an actual Red Cross Center there, a building where men could relax by shooting pool or playing ping-pong.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Photo: Ann Broder / VHT for The Corcoran Group
The amenities include a ping-pong table, a sauna, dressing rooms, bike storage, community rooms, and a gym.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Nov. 2023
There’s a ping-pong table, cornhole boards and a giant pile of foam building blocks for kids — all in use.
—Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
Of course, if anyone wants to have a pickup game, whether basketball, ping-pong, billiards, dodgeball, kickball or handball, Salazar will be the first to volunteer.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
Dolphins can even determine the difference between a ping-pong ball and a golf ball — based on density.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
The popular hour, 45-minute winter drive between Green Bay and Gills Rock ping-pongs between the eastern and western shores of the peninsula.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
The bullet bounced off the home’s front door and a ping-pong table before striking Frankie in the abdomen, the office said.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
Noun
Arrive early to eat a build-your-own pizza (choose from three base sauces and almost 40 toppings) and try your hand at a round of ping-pong (paddles are provided, and balls are 25 cents from a gumball machine).
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Owner Nick Backlund — the main operator of the bar — has removed about 25% of the tables, making room for giant Jenga, outdoor ping-pong, cornhole and two bocce courts.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
Her siren song of a stare, the way her eyes ping-pong across an iPhone screen one second and invite empathy the next.
—WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
About half of the area is dedicated to kids’ activities: ice slides, ice putt-putt, ice checkers, ice ping-pong and other family-fun activities.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
Boom during pandemic Pickleball, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, began in 1965, but only recently skyrocketed.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2023
At twice the speed of sound, the ping-pong ball punches a hole straight through the paddle.
—Michael Koziol, IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
After stumbling across a pair of boards from an old ping-pong table in the basement, he was inspired to bring them outside and use them as canvases.
—Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
When a large earthquake strikes, the resulting shock waves, or seismic waves, can bounce back and forth from one side of the Earth to the other like a ping-pong ball, said Pham.
—Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023
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Ping-Pong
trademarkˈpiŋ-ˌpäŋ,
-ˌpȯŋ
—used for table tennis
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