How to Use golf ball in a Sentence
golf ball
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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
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But the golf ball tickled the edge of the hole and toppled in.
—New York Times, 17 June 2021
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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
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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
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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
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Roll each piece into a ball about the size of golf balls.
—Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
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Form the bison into 4 balls about the size of a golf ball.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022
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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
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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
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There’s at least one golf ball down there that needs to be hauled out.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
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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
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These clumps may weigh as much as a few ounces, perhaps the weight of a golf ball.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2021
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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
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And not just the high school kid who carries your bag and cleans your golf ball.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2021
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Pinch off golf ball-sized pieces from the mochi mass until the whole mound is used.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 30 Dec. 2020
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Now, the golf ball lives in a drawer, a token from a wild night.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
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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
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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
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The lump, which was a little smaller than a golf ball, seemed strange to Fox.
—jessica Migala, SELF, 18 Oct. 2021
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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
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That will probably still call for a few golf balls fished out of the woods.
—Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2023
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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
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Form the dough into 30 golf ball-size balls; keep the balls covered with a damp cloth.
—Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
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Shape mixture into small balls, about half the size of a golf ball.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2020
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The goal: Hit the golf ball into all 12 holes before the other team does.
—Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored, 30 Sep. 2020
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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
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The storms could become severe and bring golf ball size hail and heavy winds.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 29 May 2024
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Young’s golf ball hits a billboard-sized screen 35 yards away.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
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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
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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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