How to Use golf ball in a Sentence
golf ball
noun-
The weight should feel closer to a golf ball than a ping pong ball.
— Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 28 June 2019 -
The bride’s all-white bouquet looks like a giant golf ball.
— Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2018 -
Johnson reached into his pocket and pulled out a pink golf ball.
— J.l. Kirven, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2019 -
Or getting them to take a swing at an exploding golf ball, as the case may be.
— Julie Muncy, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2018 -
These soft-bodied, golf ball-size cephalopods don’t have much to protect them from predators like seals, eels and fish.
— Quanta Magazine, 19 Feb. 2019 -
Carnival, golf ball drop, live music, food and fireworks.
— Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 20 June 2019 -
Divide the red-bean filling into two-ounce balls, around the size of a large golf ball, and the pastry into three-quarter-ounce balls.
— Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024 -
This controls the degree of flow separation, similar to the dimples on a golf ball.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024 -
The rules are close to golf’s, with adaptations to account for kicking instead of swinging and shorter holes since soccer balls don’t fly as far as golf balls.
— Giana Han, baltimoresun.com, 24 June 2019 -
The size of the sphere can also vary, with some accounts describing it as smaller than a golf ball, while others report it as being larger than a beach ball.
— Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Johnson was going through his practice routine on the par-5 13th on Friday when the tip of his driver hit the golf ball.
— Doug Ferguson, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2019 -
The greatest threat for tornadoes and golf ball or larger hail will be between 5pm and 8 pm, especially north and northeast of DFW.
— Dallas News, 19 June 2019 -
Walking off the eighth green Sunday, a little girl handed Green a handwritten poem as a thank you for a golf ball Green had previously given the girl.
— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 June 2019 -
The left side of his left hand had swollen to the size of a golf ball.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2022 -
But the golf ball tickled the edge of the hole and toppled in.
— New York Times, 17 June 2021 -
The boys were 5 and 6 years old and used a 16-ounce steel bowl, about the size of a golf ball.
— BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2021 -
For many years, the Aussie was a great driver of the golf ball and shaky with the flat stick.
— Vsin Staff, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2021 -
On the young woman’s left hip was a patch of pink about the size of a golf ball.
— New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022 -
Roll each piece into a ball about the size of golf balls.
— Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023 -
Form the bison into 4 balls about the size of a golf ball.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022 -
Fresh yuzu is about the size of a golf ball, with a bumpy green and yellow skin.
— Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 15 Dec. 2021 -
The crown is faceted for easy grip with golf gloves and calls to mind the dimples in a golf ball.
— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2021 -
There’s at least one golf ball down there that needs to be hauled out.
— Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022 -
Choose those that feel more like a golf ball, than a ping pong ball, in weight.
— Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 25 July 2019 -
The one who hits the golf ball the farthest while staying in the fairway will win the three points.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 1 Feb. 2023 -
These clumps may weigh as much as a few ounces, perhaps the weight of a golf ball.
— Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2021 -
Look for that width, as well as glowing eyes that seem to be the size of golf balls.
— Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023 -
And not just the high school kid who carries your bag and cleans your golf ball.
— Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2021 -
Pinch off golf ball-sized pieces from the mochi mass until the whole mound is used.
— Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 30 Dec. 2020 -
Now, the golf ball lives in a drawer, a token from a wild night.
— Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
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