softball
noun
softballs
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pluralof softball.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But that doesn't appear to be her closing podcast strategy, evidenced in her choice to spend a straightforward hour with Shannon Sharpe tossing her policy softballs on "Club Shay Shay."
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
In fairness, Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch peppered Patterson with favorable softballs, some of which the attorney bafflingly whiffed.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2024
The stool or ottoman comes with four different cushions resembling giant, fruit-toned softballs that can be swapped out.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
The rich anecdotes, the professorial observations, the carefully phrased confessions after the director’s philosophical softballs about a life steeped in betrayal and imagination — they’re all handsomely presented in one of Morris’ most atmospheric packages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
She’s carrying a basket of neon-yellow softballs to the Firebus.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
