volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
ˈvä-lē-ˌbȯl 
: a game played by volleying an inflated ball over a net
also
: the ball used in this game
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After spending her freshman year at High Tech High playing soccer and volleyball, Grace came to La Jolla High as a sophomore.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Ray showed up to the state house that day to share deep personal trauma from her college volleyball career.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
There, soccer is the king of sports; tennis, Formula 1, basketball and even volleyball are all more popular than America's pastime.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Other sports, including hockey, volleyball, baseball, and, yes, football, have one or multiple fledgling women’s leagues attempting to catch on.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Ray showed up to the state house that day to share deep personal trauma from her college volleyball career.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
There, soccer is the king of sports; tennis, Formula 1, basketball and even volleyball are all more popular than America's pastime.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Other sports, including hockey, volleyball, baseball, and, yes, football, have one or multiple fledgling women’s leagues attempting to catch on.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for volleyball
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“Volleyball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volleyball. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
ˈväl-ē-ˌbȯl
: a game played by volleying a large air-filled ball over a net
also
: the ball used to play this game
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