: any of several games in which balls are rolled (as on a green or down an alley) at an object or group of objects
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She watches bowling on TV.
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While amateur slots are full, there's a plunge pool open to anyone brave enough to take a dip — plus ice bowling, an ice maze and for those who want to stay out of the water, a sauna.
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Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Head to Boston’s Seaport and see a movie (get the popcorn and Snowballs!) and then have a family bowling competition – old school fun done 21st century at King’s (www.playatkings.com/location/boston-seaport/).
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
High school sports, town team baseball, band concerts and bowling leagues generally found a space in the local weekly edition, as did community events such as annual city summer celebrations, homecoming and pancake breakfast fundraisers.
—Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Jacquemus’s suede bowling bag adds a welcome textural touch.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
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Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Head to Boston’s Seaport and see a movie (get the popcorn and Snowballs!) and then have a family bowling competition – old school fun done 21st century at King’s (www.playatkings.com/location/boston-seaport/).
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
High school sports, town team baseball, band concerts and bowling leagues generally found a space in the local weekly edition, as did community events such as annual city summer celebrations, homecoming and pancake breakfast fundraisers.
—Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Jacquemus’s suede bowling bag adds a welcome textural touch.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bowling
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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bowling
noun
bowl·ing
ˈbō-liŋ 
1
: a game played by rolling balls so as to knock down pins set up at the far end of an alley
2
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