ball game
noun
any game played with a ball, especially baseball or softball.
ball games
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pluralof ball game.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But safety concerns over the years have led to bans on rollerblading and ball games.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
“It feels like these are the ones we’ve been coming up short in lately, so to win these one-run ball games, that’s big for us,” first baseman Freddie Freeman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
The ancient Maya played several ball games, including pok-a-tok, which has rules similar to soccer and basketball.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024
“That’s what it’s going to take to win ball games, compete with the good teams.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
As I understood it, off the base he was also very popular—at the grocery store, church, ball games, and the like—in the White part of the community.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
