How to Use baller in a Sentence

baller

noun
  • Watch the video to see a young tee baller putting on the style.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The baller was a gas to watch, and his plaid green outfit was cute as hell.
    Lynette Rice, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Small-market teams like the Kings are creeping up on the big ballers, though.
    Benjy Egel, sacbee, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Big Baller Brand might not be so big and baller after all.
    Jenna West, SI.com, 16 July 2019
  • The primary fix here is to open up the melon and use a melon-baller to scoop out a bunch of the fruit.
    M. Carrie Allan, charlotteobserver, 20 June 2017
  • Calvet is a baller and won the tournament for them with some big hits.
    Emmett Hall, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 July 2018
  • But ultra-rich business ballers don't seem to mind taking it in the shorts.
    Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2017
  • But Roark, a sinker-baller, could thrive with the A’s defense playing behind him.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 31 July 2019
  • With a melon baller, scoop 24 balls of dough onto the cookie sheet. Flatten with the tines of a fork.
    Jasper Mirabile Jr., kansascity.com, 12 June 2017
  • That gets you all the pintxos, and it’s one of the city’s most baller beginnings to a tremendous meal.
    Andy Wang, Robb Report, 16 June 2021
  • Adding at least a few ballers here would go a long way for a unit that never could rely on the same group from game to game.
    The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Christian Wood is a certified baller, but lacks the size to match up with Ayton.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Don't sleep on French baller Elie Okobo, who can add a spark off the bench as a shooter and distributor.
    azcentral, 25 June 2018
  • Welcome to the baller, semi-painful world of Active Stretching.
    Jay Willis, GQ, 6 Sep. 2017
  • In other words: the pinky ring doesn't need to be worn with a peak lapel suit and pointy boots, as baller as that combination may be.
    Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 1 Nov. 2017
  • If and when Herro decides to play host at his new digs, the summer kitchen should come in clutch—something the baller knows a thing or two about.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The team is 0-7 in games started this season by Weaver, the softest throwing starter in the bigs this side of knuckle-baller R.A. Dickey.
    Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 May 2017
  • No, the biggest baller suite in Vegas will not be happening.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Nov. 2021
  • But along the way, enjoy Big Mama, the fastball-throwing baller, the Italian Badger and the rest of the characters.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2021
  • From junior varsity pitcher, to IU walk-on, to the 88-mph sinker-baller who stole a pro pitching coach’s heart.
    Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Nothing could have prepared Sonequa Martin-Green for her new baller gig.
    Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2021
  • There’s the pregnant Kardashian being loved up by her baller boyfriend.
    Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The owner, Dario Cecchini, fell in love with DiLiegro’s hands and invited the baller to stay with him during the off-season.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • It wasn’t played by women back then, but in Valentino’s Resort 2018 campaign female ballers ruled the court.
    Vogue, 15 Dec. 2017
  • For the big ballers out there, Aura also has VIP tables and bottle service.
    Tirion Morris, azcentral, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Fans have flooded the ex-baller's Instagram page with prayers, hearts and overall well wishes.
    Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The baller twins -- Marcus plays for the Celtics, Markieff for the Wizards -- have entire sets of tattoos that match or are very similar.
    Lansing Cai, CNN, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The man of the hour quickly became a giddy superfan– even moonwalking away from me to go meet his beloved baller.
    Olive Leatherwood, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2022
  • That’s what the photos looked like from the nuptials of this beautiful influencer and her former NFL baller beau.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The film also gets points for a baller soundtrack, the commercial release of which is expertly led by Kendrick Lamar.
    Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 16 Feb. 2018

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