golf ball

noun

1
: a small hard dimpled ball used in golf
2
: the spherical printing element of an electric typewriter or printer

Examples of golf ball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 While Quiz Show presents a series of trivia questions, Beat the Clock challenges viewers to land golf balls into specific targets using their remote. Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 June 2024 The camera, together with the telescope’s optics, will have enough resolving power to see an object the size of a golf ball 15 miles away—or, equivalently, an object the size of the White House on the moon. Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024 Titleist Velocity Golf Balls Buy on Amazon $30 There are golf balls, and then there are Titleist golf balls. Quincy Bulin, Parents, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for golf ball 

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Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of golf ball was in 1545

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“Golf ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20ball. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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