volleyball
noun
a game for two teams in which the object is to keep a large ball in motion, from side to side over a high net, by striking it with the hands before it touches the ground.
volleyballs
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pluralof volleyball.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Kendrick and Lively toss barbs like volleyballs, occasionally landing a good spike that makes the other one speechless.
From Salon ● May 3, 2025
The real-life adaptation, created by students in the United States in 2005, is equally fast-paced and sees so-called chasers trying to throw quaffles - semi-deflated volleyballs - through the opposition's hoops.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
Comical as it is at times to watch 300-pound linemen lunge for volleyballs, the drill has a purpose.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2022
During a mostly overcast and breezy Sunday at the Hermosa Beach Pier, the fight for the $125,000 purse intensified as the tournament’s darlings fisted volleyballs and grunted into the sunscreen-scented air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
Each morning, a load of stones about the size of volleyballs was dumped by the entrance to the courtyard.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
