paintball
noun
a game in which players mark their opponents with colored gelatin capsules shot out of an air gun.
paintballs
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pluralof paintball.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Wolves in parts of the Netherlands can be shot with paintballs in a bid to make them less tame, authorities say.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2022
Department officials and local police have tried to “haze” the bear with paintballs, bean bags, sirens and Tasers, but he is too drawn to humans and their food to stay away for long.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
“Clay Calloway was a bit of a badass. He was riding motorcycles and shooting paintballs at the kids climbing his gate. I enjoyed that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
The football players "shot thousands of paintballs" and had fun, according to the owner.
From Fox News ● Aug. 31, 2021
I hear puffs of air as paintballs go flying and splats as they find their targets.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
