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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kaitlyn and Nolan Farley are a rare pair playing softball and baseball for the Buckeyes.
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Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Softball Granada Hills is not only the best softball team in the City Section but one of the best in Southern California.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On a day when many softball teams in the Bay Area had their games rained out, Dublin was able to win a thriller at a tournament.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Which baseball and softball Fort Worth-area athletes should be named player of the week?
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
While brands are not required to extend buys beyond the women’s tournament, Dobies said, her team has been leveraging data to encourage advertisers to spread their spend across other sports like women’s volleyball, softball, or soccer.
—Alyssa Meyers, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
The Emory University student had been at her part-time job, taking score at a softball game, in Atlanta, Georgia on March 26, 1994.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
The initial plan called for the softball team’s four co-captains, athletic director Alicia Ekegren, head coach Haley McFarlane and assistant coach Shakia Wilkerson.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2024
Bailee is a member of the varsity volleyball team and softball team.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Softball Granada Hills is not only the best softball team in the City Section but one of the best in Southern California.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On a day when many softball teams in the Bay Area had their games rained out, Dublin was able to win a thriller at a tournament.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Which baseball and softball Fort Worth-area athletes should be named player of the week?
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
While brands are not required to extend buys beyond the women’s tournament, Dobies said, her team has been leveraging data to encourage advertisers to spread their spend across other sports like women’s volleyball, softball, or soccer.
—Alyssa Meyers, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
The Emory University student had been at her part-time job, taking score at a softball game, in Atlanta, Georgia on March 26, 1994.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
The initial plan called for the softball team’s four co-captains, athletic director Alicia Ekegren, head coach Haley McFarlane and assistant coach Shakia Wilkerson.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2024
Bailee is a member of the varsity volleyball team and softball team.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
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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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