Examples of long ball in a Sentence
a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
Recent Examples on the Web
Love the long ball: ASU ranks No. 39 in 3-point percentage (37.6%).
—
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
In the extra period, Vermont forward Maximilian Kissel got free on a long ball and scored the game-winner.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Horan started the move with a long ball from deep midfield before Sophia Smith and Thompson combined to move the ball across the penalty area and found Emma Sears, who knocked it down to Williams.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
And the long ball is a prominent weapon in DeBoer’s offense.
—John Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for long ball 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
In the extra period, Vermont forward Maximilian Kissel got free on a long ball and scored the game-winner.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Horan started the move with a long ball from deep midfield before Sophia Smith and Thompson combined to move the ball across the penalty area and found Emma Sears, who knocked it down to Williams.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
And the long ball is a prominent weapon in DeBoer’s offense.
—John Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for long ball
Dictionary Entries Near long ball
Cite this Entry
“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share