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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Natalie Keith, Northwood, QB/S, Sr. Keith, who is committed to Arizona for softball, is the reigning CIF-SS Division 2 player of the year.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
The junior season of college softball for Lincoln-Way Central graduate Lyndsey Grein began with a whirlwind transfer portal experience and a big decision.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Baseball may have been slower than other sports to bring women into officiating because girls are often steered away from baseball and into softball in high school and college.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
After Fallon’s now-infamous Tonight Show interview with Donald Trump leading up to the 2016 election, many criticized him for humanizing Trump by asking him softball questions and tousling his hair.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
The junior season of college softball for Lincoln-Way Central graduate Lyndsey Grein began with a whirlwind transfer portal experience and a big decision.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Baseball may have been slower than other sports to bring women into officiating because girls are often steered away from baseball and into softball in high school and college.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
After Fallon’s now-infamous Tonight Show interview with Donald Trump leading up to the 2016 election, many criticized him for humanizing Trump by asking him softball questions and tousling his hair.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Softball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/softball. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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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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