three-ball
adjective
: relating to or being a golf match in which three players compete against one another with each playing a single ball
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The Samoan southpaw — as large as ever, though with considerably less hair — held the Giants scoreless on a handful of hits but put four batters on base via walks and ran three-ball counts to another five hitters.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Reddish then calmly reset his feet and confidently knocked down the three-ball early in the second quarter.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
The biggest threat was a three-ball, one-strike count to Jonah Bride with two outs in the eighth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 June 2023
His three-ball from the right wing cut Arkansas' deficit to seven.
—Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2023
Throughout his 15:59 in the first half when Beasley did most of his damage, the shooting guard was stroking his three-ball with ease in scoring 21 of his 24 in the first 24 minutes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Reddish then calmly reset his feet and confidently knocked down the three-ball early in the second quarter.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
The biggest threat was a three-ball, one-strike count to Jonah Bride with two outs in the eighth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 June 2023
His three-ball from the right wing cut Arkansas' deficit to seven.
—Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2023
Throughout his 15:59 in the first half when Beasley did most of his damage, the shooting guard was stroking his three-ball with ease in scoring 21 of his 24 in the first 24 minutes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Three-ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-ball. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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