ball
noun
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere.
have balled
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present perfectof ball.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Spirit needed six to win from the last delivery but although Matt Critchley could only hit a single, they got a second chance when Sam Curran was shown to have balled a no-ball.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
Since the Americans had made a mess of the P.W. situation and the Syngman Rhee affair, some Britons implied, they probably have balled up the truce negotiations just as badly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well," I says, "you certainly have balled things up.
From Alex the Great by Arthur William Brown
Ef it was last night, then the gum would have balled down below, while the surface of the wound would hardly be sticky, but gettin' dry.
From A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton
You sure have balled things up by not getting enough gas, though.
From Skyrider by Anton Otto Fischer
