paintball

noun

paint·ball ˈpānt-ˌbȯl

: a game in which two teams try to capture each other's flag while defending their own using compressed-air guns that shoot paint-filled pellets

Examples of paintball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Park rangers said at least 11 roadway signs along Park Boulevard from Jumbo Rocks campground to the Maze Loop Trailhead, two miles from the west entrance of the park, had been shot with yellow paintballs. —

Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024 Midway attractions include Dead Shot paintball, Cranium Crusher and Axe Throwing. Details: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Ohio Renaissance Festival Grounds, 10542 E. State Route 73, Harveysburg. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2024 Matty’s paintball gun discharged in the house and broke a pane of glass. —

D. S. Waldman, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2024 Three German tourists were federally cited for shooting Joshua Tree National Park signs, bathrooms and dumpsters with paintballs. —

Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for paintball

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