softball
noun
soft·ball
ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl 
1
: a sport similar to baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
also
: the ball used in this game
2
: a question requiring only an easy or simple response
Examples of softball in a Sentence
Do you want to play softball?
All the questions in the interview were softballs.
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Rothenberger's presence in Minnesota girls softball brought national scrutiny, a lawsuit and a federal investigation this year.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Where: Fiesta Island Park, 1590 East Mission Bay Dr.
Admission: Free
How it’s played: Born on Mission Beach in the 1950s, Over-the-Line is a 3-on-3, team-pitch bat-and-ball game similar to softball — only with no baserunning.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The Red Raiders made a splash in softball, signing former Stanford pitcher NiJaree Canady to a one-year deal worth more than $1 million last summer (Canady led Tech to the Women’s College World Series final, where the Red Raiders lost to Texas).
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Robinson also coaches youth softball in Sacramento County, Ghaffarpour said.
—Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Where: Fiesta Island Park, 1590 East Mission Bay Dr.
Admission: Free
How it’s played: Born on Mission Beach in the 1950s, Over-the-Line is a 3-on-3, team-pitch bat-and-ball game similar to softball — only with no baserunning.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The Red Raiders made a splash in softball, signing former Stanford pitcher NiJaree Canady to a one-year deal worth more than $1 million last summer (Canady led Tech to the Women’s College World Series final, where the Red Raiders lost to Texas).
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Robinson also coaches youth softball in Sacramento County, Ghaffarpour said.
—Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
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“Softball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/softball. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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softball
noun
soft·ball
ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl
: baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
also
: the ball used in this game
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