Example Sentences

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Duckett prodded Ashwin to short leg and Ollie Pope was completely befuddled by a carrom ball to be leg before for a golden duck.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2024

He speaks with authority and intelligence, he also developed the carrom ball, flicking it with his middle finger to make it go the other way.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

Occupants of the prime minister’s official residence cooked in an outdoor kitchen, played the tabletop game carrom and slept on sofas.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2022

Should he have any tricks up his sleeve – a carrom ball, say – it will no doubt help that his club-mate, Adam Rossington, is behind the stumps.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2012

Teens hanging out in Namche carrom parlors are more likely to be wearing jeans and Chicago Bulls T-shirts than quaint traditional robes.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer