billiard ball
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of billiard ball
First recorded in 1630–40
Example Sentences
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The basic question is a simple one: once a billiard ball is played, where does it go and where does it end up?
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
“We will prove wrong those who are currently portraying our continent as a billiard ball in a great geo-economical game between China and the United States.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022
“The chip is like a conjurer’s sleight of hand that turns an egg into a billiard ball, a necessity of life into a plaything, reality into illusion,” Mr. Alvarez wrote.
From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2019
When waves interact with each other, they show interference patterns that are not displayed by macroscopic particles such as the billiard ball.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Every time the ship tilted, a mismatched herd of sports equipment rolled across the floor—footballs, basketballs, baseballs, and for some reason, a single billiard ball.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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