curveballs
- plural of curveball.
Example Sentences
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No curveballs, but then there was never going to be.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
To be fair, they have been thrown some major curveballs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Batters across MLB put up a dismal .210 batting average against splitters last season, compared with .224 against sliders and sweepers and .225 against curveballs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
You are, understandably, reeling from past marital financial curveballs.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
All he did was set the Say Hey Kid down swinging — on three straight curveballs.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
