How to Use play ball in a Sentence

play ball

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• Other nearby governments already have gotten the message to play ball.
  — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
• Joining some teenagers playing ball at a court off Backus Lane, Sandler stayed for a quick game and then posed for pictures with the group.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
• Again, the promise of the federal housing bill is dependent on local governments’ willingness to play ball.
  — Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 29 June 2026
• Dansby Swanson then hit into a forceout at second, beating the throw to first on the would-be double-play ball that Hoerner could have scored on to tie the game.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
• Her third nomination could’ve been for A League of Their Own, Penny Marshall’s 1992 comedy about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League formed during World War II, but Winger ultimately decided not to play ball.
  — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026