by the balls
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So far, Quinerly and his teammates haven’t been adversely affected by the balls.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
The lawsuit contends that McAtee’s niece, Machelle McAtee, was near the kitchen and was struck by the balls.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
But it was so passionately given, and in such rage, that the cue glided by the balls and struck so strongly against the raised rim of the table that it broke.
From Marie Antoinette and Her Son by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
He was here—he panted in, out-sped by the balls but still on his feet.
From Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
The consumption of ink by the machine was to that by the balls as four to nine, or rather less than one-half.
From On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures by Babbage, Charles
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