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

Examples of volleyball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kara ran track and played volleyball at school, and was a two-time all-state basketball player. —Adam England, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025

The coach played five seasons of college volleyball at Central Florida, and led the nation in kills her senior season with 617. —Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025

The 2027 Worlds will also serve as a test event for Anaheim and the Honda Center, which will host the volleyball competition for the 2028 Olympic Games. —Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025

Nashville schools were shut out from DII-AA volleyball championships from 2016-24 largely due to Briarcrest’s dominant run of titles in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023. —Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing volleyball

• beach volleyball

Rhymes for volleyball

• aerosol
• alcohol
• arbitral
• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• catarrhal
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol

Kids Definition

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