softball
noun
soft·ball
ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl 
1
: a sport similar to baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
also
: the ball used in this game
2
: a question requiring only an easy or simple response
Examples of softball in a Sentence
Do you want to play softball?
All the questions in the interview were softballs.
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The Brea Olinda softball team opened up a big early lead and kept tacking on more runs for a 12-10 victory over Yorba Linda in the Freeway League on Thursday at Yorba Linda High School.
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Luna Taboas, who transferred to The First Academy for her senior season after earning 2025 Orlando area softball player of the year honors as a Montverde Academy junior, is on a tear.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
His daughter, Gina, played travel softball but Serio rarely got to catch a game.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Kennedi was remembered in her obituary as a passionate athlete and softball player, a student who excelled academically and a dedicated member of her local church.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Luna Taboas, who transferred to The First Academy for her senior season after earning 2025 Orlando area softball player of the year honors as a Montverde Academy junior, is on a tear.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
His daughter, Gina, played travel softball but Serio rarely got to catch a game.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Kennedi was remembered in her obituary as a passionate athlete and softball player, a student who excelled academically and a dedicated member of her local church.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Softball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/softball. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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softball
noun
soft·ball
ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl
: baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
also
: the ball used in this game
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