googlies
- plural of googly.
Example Sentences
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"There was this little kid who bowled leg-spin, googlies and top-spinners. It was like Shane Warne."
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
He walked two paces then scurried to the crease, unleashing flat leg-breaks and devilish googlies.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2022
Hafeez, whose first innings of the series ended on 98, sees it out without scoring, and is troubled by a couple of googlies.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 3, 2015
Admittedly, few who speak of them know what right-arm spin, leg-breaks or googlies are, but that's irrelevant.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2011
When people try googlies on Sandham You can see he will soon understand 'em; With a laugh at their slows He will murmur, "Here goes," And over the railings will land 'em.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
