How to Use ball girl in a Sentence

ball girl

noun

• When the ball went out for a U.S. throw-in, Rapinoe motioned for the ball girl to give her the ball for a quick restart.
  — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 28 June 2019
• But on a return of serve, a scorching forehand from Nadal hit a ball girl on the head.
  — Jill Martin, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
• See those ball girls, crouching on opposite sides of the net?
  — Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2023
• At one point, a ball girl stood in for Sock and traded shots with Federer.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
• One ball girl named Mollie even shows Kate how to stand on the sidelines of the court in position and throw back a tennis ball to a player with a straight arm.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 June 2023
• At Wimbledon in 1995, Tim Henman hit a ball into the head of a ball girl and was defaulted from a doubles match.
  — Bloomberg.com, 6 Sep. 2020
• At the time, Proctor didn’t realize the magnitude of being the Miami Heat’s first ball girl.
  — Brittney Oliver, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2021
• Or accidentally hitting a ball girl with one serve, causing her to cry and leave the court, as also happened at the All England Club.
  — Howard Fendrich, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
• During a qualifying match Saturday, Elliot Benchetrit of France asked a ball girl to peel a banana for him between games.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2020
• French tennis player Elliot Benchetrit caused controversy in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open after asking a ball girl to peel his banana.
  — CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
• Her presence eventually inspired the Miami Heat owner's daughter, Kelly Arison, to become a ball girl, too.
  — Brittney Oliver, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024