How to Use bowler in a Sentence

bowler

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  • He was named the Tennessee boys bowler of the year in 2010.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The first 11 strikes were where a right-hand bowler wants the ball, hitting the head pin and three pin.
    — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Redfern was a bowler who played for the England team in the late 1990s.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Here’s how some loyal bowlers marked the last weekend at the lanes.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • While this cache might be a bowler's dream, the balls won't be making their way to the lanes anytime soon.
    — Kyle Davidson, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2021
  • How We Roll is loosely based on the life of pro bowler Tom Smallwood.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The anecdote ended with the bowler giving the pin boy a quarter.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
  • Russ Farnsworth, wearing a three-piece suit, striped shirt, skinny tie and gray bowler hat, won for the men.
    — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2022
  • But neither was named as the best bowler on the team according to a few players.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2022
  • In the first, the dog, wearing a small bowler hat, sits at a table, surrounded by flames.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Like most hat styles with full brim, the bowler hat, also known as the derby hat, came from England.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
  • After a bowler completes an over, the fielding team must switch bowlers.
    — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
  • Behind them were women in brown vicuña mantas and bowlers.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In this case, that has meant no bowler hats, no bentwood chairs, no fishnet stockings.
    — Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Aspen dressed as Princess Jasmine while Hayes opted to go as a bowler and Hart as a doctor.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The men stand opposite in Levi’s jeans, Pendleton vests, bowler hats and bolo ties.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 May 2022
  • Australia’s Jason Belmonte is considered the best bowler in the world and the one who started the two-handed trend.
    — Steve Gorches, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The actress Diane Keaton was seated in the front row, wearing a pale-gray Thom Browne three-piece with a matching bowler hat.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Perez is an accomplished bowler with 12 perfect games on his record.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
  • Neal Rubin covered the best bowlers in the world during his sportswriter days, but alas, nothing rubbed off.
    — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
  • What made Bouvia unique as a bowler, Husted said, was her power and accuracy with the ball.
    — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Keoghan is seen donning a black shirt, pants, bowler hat, and eyeliner with green suspenders.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Like many high-level bowlers, top-notch ax throwers bring their own equipment.
    — Brion O'Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • Max stood in front of a mirror in the shop, gazing at his costume, which includes a plaid jacket, a gray bowler hat and a polka-dot tie.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Mike Maguire is the club’s groundskeeper and a second-generation lawn bowler.
    — Belén Dumont, courant.com, 21 June 2021
  • Currently, the bar is open for bowlers and to the public from 4 p.m. to midnight Tuesday through Saturday.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2023
  • The rapper looked suave in a matching navy blue blazer and shorts, plus a graphic T-shirt, dark sunglasses, and black-and-white bowler shoes.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2022
  • A little tramp in a battered bowler hat picks it up and starts waving it, trying to catch the driver’s attention.
    — Jeremy McCarter, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Woodley in a pink suit vest, matching slacks and a large floppy sun hat, Rodgers in a dark suit, purple button down, white sneakers and a black bowler.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 2 May 2021
  • In cricket, for instance, a bowler can hurl a ball at 100 miles an hour, giving batsmen a mere half second to figure out its path.
    — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2014

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