How to Use have a ball in a Sentence

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  • Some celebrities, though, were just there to have a ball.
    Isabel Lord, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • Choose a sunny day, find yourself a patch of green grass, and have a ball.
    Southern Living, 17 May 2021
  • The event will also have a ball drop to celebrate the arrival of the new year at noon.
    Megan Becka, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Kids and adults alike will have a ball with these pool games at your next summer party.
    Alison Allsopp, Country Living, 7 June 2022
  • Bonnie and Ike lounge by the pool while their daughters have a ball splashing around with Marty in the pool.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Now, all that's left to do is cue them up on YouTube and watch your kids have a ball getting in the spirit of spooky season!
    Maggie Horton, Country Living, 7 July 2023
  • Mateo didn’t have a ball hit to him during his two innings.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2023
  • If the batter hits a sacrifice fly or has a sacrifice bunt, the team will have the right to accept the play or have a ball called.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
  • In addition to kids' and teens' clubs, there's also a splash park, helping ensure that the resort's youngest guests have a ball.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023
  • Climb, slide and have a ball on this interactive toy for babies and toddlers.
    Anna Lane, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Come gay, come all, to wonderful Gayetteville (Fayetteville), have a ball.
    Arkansas Online, 1 July 2021
  • Equally gory and funny, this delivers plenty of thrills, and Bacon seems to have a ball while doing it.
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 8 July 2021
  • Football fans will have a ball trying to hit this inflatable target.
    Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Suffice it to say that animation fans will have a ball spotting the cameos, which are delivered in fast and furious fashion throughout the film.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022
  • Once again, this is less a novel than an ingenious card trick transformed into the shape of bound pages printed with text, so enter accordingly and have a ball.
    Molly Young, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Asterix and Obelix have a ball, beating up crocodiles and mercenaries left and right.
    Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 16 June 2020
  • Test your football-throwing accuracy — or just have a ball — with this inflatable challenge.
    Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 16 May 2022
  • Perfect for: Adventurous travelers who love to explore will have a ball in Virgin Gorda!
    Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 21 July 2023
  • Your gift recipient will have a ball peeking inside the pockets for daily surprises like buttons, keychains, recipe cards and more magical collectible trinkets.
    Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Businesses with pricing power or anything the economically active like to spend their money on will do well, because unlike the economically passive, the economically active will have a ball.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021

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