roundball

noun

round·​ball ˈrau̇nd-ˌbȯl How to pronounce roundball (audio)

Examples of roundball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the roundball tectonic plates began to shift one Saturday afternoon in February 1973 with what Thompson and many others consider the most famous game in Baltimore history. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024 The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of the sport commonly known as roundball and Amherst wins by reaching the pre-established score of 65 runs. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024 His infinite roundball wisdom and never-compromise attitude proved to be the foundation on which the Warriors dynasty was built. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024 Credit for not playing the roundball lottery and playing with some force on offense. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for roundball 

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Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roundball was in 1936

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“Roundball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roundball. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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