: any of several games in which balls are rolled (as on a green or down an alley) at an object or group of objects
Examples of bowling in a Sentence
She watches bowling on TV.
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That could mean adding a bowling trophy or a concert ticket stub—whatever tells their story best.
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
Dropped onto the pond, the bowling ball will generate big radiating waves.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But the real star of the show was her bag: a mustard leather bowling bag with light brown straps and piping detail.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Unfortunately, Joe still wins the battle by braining her with a bowling pin.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
Dropped onto the pond, the bowling ball will generate big radiating waves.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But the real star of the show was her bag: a mustard leather bowling bag with light brown straps and piping detail.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Unfortunately, Joe still wins the battle by braining her with a bowling pin.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bowling
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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bowling
noun
bowl·ing
ˈbō-liŋ 
1
: a game played by rolling balls so as to knock down pins set up at the far end of an alley
2
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