How to Use golf ball in a Sentence

golf ball

noun
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  • 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
  • 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
  • Then, Dustin Johnson reached his drive and could see the entire golf ball in the grass.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2020
  • Among the items being thrown on the field were a bottle of mustard and a golf ball.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 July 2022
  • The lump, which was a little smaller than a golf ball, seemed strange to Fox.
    — ​jessica Migala, SELF, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Skip squishy bulbs, and choose ones that feel weighty like a golf ball, not light like a Ping-Pong ball.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That will probably still call for a few golf balls fished out of the woods.
    — Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The lymph nodes, normally about as big around as a pinky tip, could swell to the size of a golf ball.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Form the dough into 30 golf ball-size balls; keep the balls covered with a damp cloth.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Shape mixture into small balls, about half the size of a golf ball.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The goal: Hit the golf ball into all 12 holes before the other team does.
    — Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored, 30 Sep. 2020
  • If your cochlea were the same relative size as a bat’s, each would be about the size of a golf ball.
    — Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The storms could become severe and bring golf ball size hail and heavy winds.
    — Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 29 May 2024
  • Young’s golf ball hits a billboard-sized screen 35 yards away.
    — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • After dusk, the course becomes Glow Golf with glow-in-the-dark golf balls, golf flag poles and neon glow sticks.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2024
  • Their shiny green leaves grow to 2 to 3 inches long, and the flowers are bigger than golf balls, either cherry red or bright pink.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024

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