bowls
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a game played on a bowling green in which a small bowl (the jack) is pitched from a mark and two opponents or opposing teams take turns to roll biased wooden bowls towards it, the object being to finish as near the jack as possible
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a bowls tournament
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skittles or tenpin bowling
Example Sentences
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They’re good on salads, in grain bowls, scattered over soups.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Baker talks like he bowls - fast, and with a smile on his face.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Even inside, it almost looks closed; I barely see the crystal-necklace-studded walls, the bowls of runes and bins of long, black candles around me.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
When you assemble the dessert into bowls and start dappling each island with caramel and toasted sliced almonds, your friends will begin to hover.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The trader called for his assistant to bring them bowls of sadza and relish from his kitchen.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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