How to Use ball girl in a Sentence
ball girl
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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
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But on a return of serve, a scorching forehand from Nadal hit a ball girl on the head.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
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See those ball girls, crouching on opposite sides of the net?
—Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2023
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At one point, a ball girl stood in for Sock and traded shots with Federer.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
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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
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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
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At the time, Proctor didn’t realize the magnitude of being the Miami Heat’s first ball girl.
—Brittney Oliver, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2021
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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
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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
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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
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Her presence eventually inspired the Miami Heat owner's daughter, Kelly Arison, to become a ball girl, too.
—Brittney Oliver, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2021
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