How to Use badminton in a Sentence

badminton

noun

• The court is the same size of a badminton court — 20 feet by 44 feet.
  — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
• Despite the thwap of badminton birdies and the chirp of human voices, the boreal owl had work to do.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2018
• Afterwards there was a champagne reception, along with croquet and badminton on the back lawn of Aynhoe.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 23 May 2019
• The incident rate of an accident happening puts shark diving in between the two sports of badminton and bowling.
  — Fox News, 21 July 2018
• Standing to benefit is pickleball, a fledgling sport that’s part tennis, part badminton and part pingpong.
  — Ray Long, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2019
• Oakmont residents play pickleball—a game that’s like a gentler version of tennis, played with a paddle and a plastic ball with holes on a badminton-sized court.
  — Jennifer Levitz, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2018
• Pickleball, a variation of tennis, badminton and table tennis, is growing more popular by the day.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2018
• One of the country’s fastest-growing sports, pickleball, which has nothing to do with pickles, is a combination of tennis, badminton, and table tennis.
  — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
• Her school activities included playing on Cathedral Catholic’s tennis, golf, badminton and track teams.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, 6 July 2018
• That’s pickleball, a sport that combines elements of those racket games as well as badminton, from which pickleball originated in the 1960s.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2018
• In the past, these guys used to play badminton with the inmates.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 19 Apr. 2023
• Kearny’s co-ed badminton team led the state with a 3.96 GPA.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2023
• The court is badminton-sized with the net set to a height of 34 inches at the center.
  — Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2020
• The biggest thing is badminton moved up, but that doesn’t help us a whole lot.
  — Tony Baranek, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2020
• The court size is identical to a badminton court, 20 feet wide by 44 feet.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2022
• Racket Sports Yes, tennis and badminton can be games for kids to play alone!
  — Catherine Holecko, Parents, 10 July 2024
• First graced the world in 1979, this court sneaker style—for tennis or badminton—is a Nike staple.
  — Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• Frequently Asked Questions Think of the sport as a mash-up of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong.
  — Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
• The size of the court is smaller than a tennis court, but the same size as a badminton court, the association says.
  — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
• The sport—which combines tennis, badminton, and ping-pong—is a great way to get outdoors and is suitable for a wide age range.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
• The funds helped the madrasa construct a new building, a badminton court and a computer lab, among other projects.
  — New York Times, 25 Nov. 2021
• Pickleball is a mix of tennis, badminton and ping pong and played with a whiffle ball.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 31 July 2019
• Two boys were attempting to play badminton, using the soles of their flip-flops as rackets.
  — Kamala Thiagarajan, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2021
• Reviewers say the badminton rackets are sturdy and well-stitched, and the poles hold up to even the most aggressive plays.
  — Marissa Miller, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2020
• The nearly 60-year-old sport blends pingpong, tennis and badminton.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Feb. 2022
• There was, of course, no badminton court in this rural town, so Mr. Ardón measured a dirt court and improvised a net out of sacks.
  — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2024
• The landscaped grounds have a lake view and plenty of lawn to play croquet, badminton, bocce ball and softball or fly kites.
  — oregonlive, 31 July 2020
• Musquin would like to see badminton be viewed as more than a backyard game, something that might have been helped by the Olympics' exposure.
  — Madison Thacker, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2021
• But even at much lower-profile events, like the badminton matches attended by 20-year-old student Tom Vanden Brande, fans are out in force for the bleu, blanc et rouge.
  — Karine Dessale, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
• Snoop Dogg's badminton call was shuttlecock splendor When was the last time American sports fans paid attention to badminton?
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 25 Sep 2024