stickball
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of stickball
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; (broom)stick + ball 1
Example Sentences
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In addition to having peer recovery specialists who are Cherokees, the recovery curriculum includes traditional activities like bead making, talking circles and stickball.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023
His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets.
From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2022
The red-haired boy spent summer days playing stickball in the streets and collecting empty soda bottles, returning them for refunds so he could buy a 55-cent ticket to the Polo Grounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022
He plays drums in a band and is proud of his roots in the stickball streets of Brooklyn.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021
Sometimes she would yell out for her son to get her some medicine, and young Morrie, playing stickball in the street, would pretend he did not hear her.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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