How to Use volley in a Sentence

volley

1 of 2 noun

• The tank was hit by a volley of bullets.
• She was overwhelmed by a volley of questions from the press.
• The lawsuit is not even the most recent volley in the back-and-forth.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
• Giroud nearly broke the tie in the 77th, but Pickford was able to bat his volley away.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
• The past 24 hours or so has seen a serve-and-volley game no-one saw coming.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2022
• But Dumfries, who assisted on the first two goals, scored on a volley in the 81st in the round-of-16 match.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2022
• When the next helicopter swooped in, the group released a volley of boos and thumbs-down.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
• But Dumfries, who assisted on the first two goals, scored on a volley in the 81st.
  — Ronald Blum, Chron, 3 Dec. 2022
• The curving lefty serve caromed away from her, and so did the charging volleys.
  — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
• But that would be her only break of the match and soon enough, Van Uytvanck was putting away a volley winner to close out the win.
  — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022
• The two siblings volley verses, with Cee trying to keep his kid brother out of the streets.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2022
• Like Megan Rapinoe’s volley that went over the crossbar.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
• And in the first half, striker Richmond Antwi turned a half-volley right at Saldaña from point-blank range.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2022
• This ultra-stretch quarter-zip pullover leaves room to move, volley, and slice.
  — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 June 2022
• Fanta was killed in the volley of shots, and her 12-year-old sister was among those wounded.
  — NBC News, 21 Jan. 2022
• This is why serve-and-volley tennis was the rule at Wimbledon for decades.
  — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022
• Passers-by and commuters heard the volley of gunshots during the morning rush hour.
  — Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 19 July 2023
• That was when Nunez was hurt, a shrapnel wound above his right knee, during the second volley of shots.
  — Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2022
• After Anni served a tough ball, Ashi stood strong at the net and crushed a volley to earn the state doubles title.
  — Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2022
• There was no way to know whether the volley of missiles that hit the city was a prelude to a larger attack or simply more of the same.
  — Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023
• The attack combined a swarm of drones and a volley of cruise missiles, the Ukrainian air force said on Facebook.
  — Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
• Still, the volleys show that both sides are budging from their opening offers.
  — Bydavid Welch, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• Alcaraz nailed some winners, while Nadal revved up his serves and managed to tie it up at 9-9 with a volley that brought the crowd to its feet.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2024
• This was about 10 seconds after the last volley of shots can be heard from the classrooms -- which was followed by a long pause.
  — Ray Sanchez and Peter Nickeas, CNN, 16 July 2022
• In the dying moments of the match, substitute Mohammed Muntari hit a stinging volley just over the bar.
  — Time, 20 Nov. 2022
• Pound away relentlessly from the baseline or team with a partner and bang volleys at the net?
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
• But on King Richard, the two were able to enjoy the kind of creative volley that actors and film scribes are rarely allowed to indulge in.
  — Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022
• Serving for the second set at deuce while ahead 6-5, Muchova pushed to the net and ranged well to her right for a forehand volley.
  — Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2023
• The post was greeted with a volley of derision and dismissal.
  — Josh Morgenthau, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
• Eddie Howe had his reward for allowing his key man to drift forward, and the Brazilian made no mistake with a sumptuous volley at the back post.
  — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024

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volley

2 of 2 verb

• She volleyed the shot over the net.
• The striker volleyed a corner to keep the home side in the match.
  — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 5 July 2019
• Fafa Picault pounced on the loose ball and volleyed it in.
  — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 30 June 2018
• On each side of a high net, a team of three men volley the ball across the space.
  — Mariana Martínez Barba, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
• Weah made a perfect cut and volleyed the ball with his right foot.
  — Ronald Blum, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2018
• Gauff leaned down and, with a delicate touch, drop-volleyed the ball over the net.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
• Hazard then volleyed just over as Chelsea ended the half on a high.
  — Kieran Canning, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2018
• The ball bounced back out to Dyer, who volleyed the rebound into the goal.
  — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, 21 Feb. 2018
• Singleton crossed the ball into the box and Ramos volleyed it into the net.
  — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2019
• The surfaces are more firm than those built in the past, when serving and volleying ruled the sport.
  — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 7 July 2017
• Wahluke nearly scored in the 30th minute when Tony Espindola volleyed a shot over the cross bar from out front of the goal.
  — Matt Massey, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2017
• If you are attached, the two of you might volley for center stage.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
• And yes, a few of you volleyed the concept back and said our Worst of Chicago issue was, well, the worst.
  — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017
• Tires whirred across the courts as players volley the tennis ball across the net.
  — Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2018
• In the 40th, Michael de Leeuw volleyed a cross in front of the goal and Luis Solignac headed it home for his seventh goal of the season.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2017
• McNally served-and-volleyed down break point more than once—and make dozens of dashes to the net.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 13 June 2018
• Sarah Knoepfle volleyed in Mairead Ruane’s free kick to put the Indians on top with 36:59 to go.
  — Steve Millar, Daily Southtown, 6 May 2018
• The ball must bounce once more on the other side of the net before teams can run up to the kitchen line and begin volleying.
  — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
• With the ball behind him, Giroud reached back with his left foot and volleyed the ball with his heel into the upper left corner of the net.
  — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
• Rivero’s shot volleyed over the defensive wall, forcing Gonzalez to dive, but the ball was out of reach.
  — Ivan Orozco, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 May 2018
• Ivacic double-palmed it away, and Cade Cowell tried to volley the rebound, but smashed it over the bar.
  — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2021
• His chipped through ball found Victor Moses, who volleyed straight at Mat Ryan from only five yards out.
  — SI.com, 26 Dec. 2017
• Senior Carissa Long even had a dig that volleyed over the net into an open corner for a point.
  — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 24 Aug. 2017
• His heart rate was volleying up and down, Morales said, but his oxygen was good.
  — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2023
• When Kingham pumped a 94-mph fastball, Bellinger volleyed the baseball on a line over the center-field wall.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 3 July 2018
• At one point, Federer was on his knees at the net, volleying with Sock.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
• Nearby her husband and a teenage son volleyed a ball back and forth with wooden paddles.
  — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Sep. 2017
• For the next two years, the two Democrats volleyed acrimony and accusations back and forth.
  — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2017
• Spectators can watch the finals from the ship, and even win a chance to volley with Sharapova herself.
  — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• Still, every time Medvedev might have gained an edge, Djokovic was there—taking advantage of Medvedev’s open court by serving and volleying, or otherwise pressing forward to win the crucial points.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024