Example Sentences
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This process gives comets their fuzzy appearance and explains why astronomers often refer to them as "dirty snowballs."
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Then some older kid would decide that this was personal, and within minutes it was a full campaign of snowballs and tackle football in our park turned blank white.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
Video taken Monday afternoon in Washington Square Park shows a snowball fight following an epic snowstorm devolving into some parkgoers apparently targeting police with snowballs.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
"Eight referees watch each match, where 180 snowballs can be flying" during a three-minute set, he explained.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
After school he forgot about the bird in a flurry of snowballs and the crackle of sled runners on Valentine’s Hill.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
