cornhole
noun
corn·hole
ˈkȯrn-ˌhōl 
: a lawn game in which players toss beanbags toward a slanted platform with the aim of passing the beanbag through a hole in the center of the platform
At Bristol, wandering about the grounds outside the track, I joined some tailgaters in a couple of rounds of cornhole, the beanbag-toss game.—
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Once everything is built, there will be a lakeside restaurant; a recovery center; locker rooms; a dart room; padel courts and room for bocce, cornhole, beach volleyball and musical concerts.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Between rounds, golfers can access multiple dining options; a sporting club; and The Porch, a hangout area with cornhole, bocce ball, croquet, and more.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Amid the heartbreak in Lewiston, where 18 people were massacred on the evening of Oct. 25, 2023, at a bowling alley hosting a youth night and a bar where deaf people were playing cornhole, the gunman's family contemplated remaining quietly in the shadows.
—Brenda Breslauer, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Sports leads the content explosion; heck, there are pro leagues in pickleball and cornhole!
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Between rounds, golfers can access multiple dining options; a sporting club; and The Porch, a hangout area with cornhole, bocce ball, croquet, and more.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Amid the heartbreak in Lewiston, where 18 people were massacred on the evening of Oct. 25, 2023, at a bowling alley hosting a youth night and a bar where deaf people were playing cornhole, the gunman's family contemplated remaining quietly in the shadows.
—Brenda Breslauer, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Sports leads the content explosion; heck, there are pro leagues in pickleball and cornhole!
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cornhole
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“Cornhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornhole. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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