softball
noun
soft·ball
ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl 
1
: a sport similar to baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
also
: the ball used in this game
2
: a question requiring only an easy or simple response
Examples of softball in a Sentence
Do you want to play softball?
All the questions in the interview were softballs.
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In a gallery on TikTok, Katelynn Oxley shared images from Google Earth showing her late grandfather teaching her how to play softball in 2012.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Ages 50-over men’s softball league seeks players The Lakes League Men’s Softball League, for individuals 50 and over, plays games at 9 a.m. Thursdays at Pear Park, 26701 U.S. Highway 27, Leesburg.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
About 1,875 kids played softball and baseball with Indy RBI last year.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
As a player, Hildebrandt is a left-hand-hitting outfielder who at one point in his supposedly adult life was playing in five slow-pitch softball leagues.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Ages 50-over men’s softball league seeks players The Lakes League Men’s Softball League, for individuals 50 and over, plays games at 9 a.m. Thursdays at Pear Park, 26701 U.S. Highway 27, Leesburg.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
About 1,875 kids played softball and baseball with Indy RBI last year.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
As a player, Hildebrandt is a left-hand-hitting outfielder who at one point in his supposedly adult life was playing in five slow-pitch softball leagues.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Softball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/softball. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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softball
noun
soft·ball
ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl
: baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
also
: the ball used in this game
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