Example Sentences
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The Chinese space effort, by contrast, is “all balled up—security, military, all together, all in one.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It was defiance and euphoria and adrenaline just balled up into this big massive gig.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024
Workers balled up bread for bait and threw lines over the side of the platform.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023
And on the desk, near the room phone and a stamped envelope, a letter is balled up.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2023
I stood up, facing Audrey, my hands balled into fists.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
