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T-ball

American  
[tee-bawl] / ˈtiˌbɔl /

noun

  1. a modified form of baseball or softball in which the ball is batted off an adjustable pole or stand.


Etymology

Origin of T-ball

tee 2

Example Sentences

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Our conversations weren’t so much the stuff of “Moonlighting” fan fiction as they were a game of T-ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Sitting at her kitchen table, where the place mats are decorated with photos of her kids playing soccer and T-ball, Heavner said she loves working as an accounting technician for the Federal Way School District.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2022

It’s why at T-ball games parents and grandparents start dreaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2022

When my wife and I signed up our 5- and 6-year-old daughters for T-ball a few weeks ago, we did so partly out of a grim sense of obligation.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022

Primarily because I towered over the rest of the players, I nearly made it onto the T-ball all-star team that year.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green