How to Use volleyball in a Sentence

volleyball

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  • Part of the fun is the dramatic dimensions of the dessert, about the size of a volleyball.
    — New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Yes, the Cornhuskers’ volleyball match had even more fans in the stands than the Women’s World Cup.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The game is played with two teams of three players each on a playing field the size of a volleyball court.
    — oregonlive, 1 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a volleyball and basketball court, along with a playground for the kids and a dog park for the pups.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Connor Lewis does not lead the Oak Lawn boys volleyball team in kills, blocks or digs.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Plan pool party games to get the whole group involved, or play a game of pool volleyball.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Purdy spent much of his time on the football field, while Brandt was a setter for the volleyball team.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
  • The family used to have a sand volleyball court in their backyard in Texas.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Still, the school plans to have two basketball teams, a volleyball team and even a ski team this year, Riddle said.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But today, parts of that same beach are barely as wide as a volleyball net.
    — Liam Stack, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The Prosper volleyball team hasn’t lost a district match since 2021.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The power had gone out in town that night, so instead of playing volleyball, the club went out to dinner.
    — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The nearly 500-foot-wide beach has many users, from surfers and sun tanners to volleyball and soccer teams.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
  • In October, the senior star stopped by Charlee's volleyball game to watch her play.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Brandt also competed in track and field and played on a club volleyball team.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The spherical creation is between the size of a softball and a volleyball.
    — Alex Chun, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Below are the stats for Dallas-area volleyball leaders (as of Sept. 13).
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Dance together to the music, play volleyball, soccer, rent a kayak, and snorkel in the blue lagoon.
    — Noel Cody, Essence, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Sarah Sylvester, who is a scholarship volleyball player, joined the squad on Jan. 21.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Among the projects involved in the scandal was a new volleyball facility at a school where Favre’s daughter played the sport.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • One of the people who rushed to assist was Kevin Gonzalez, who was playing volleyball with friends when the man tried to catch the suspects.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Mitch Kallick, a club coach and former college coach, is the new girls’ volleyball coach at Harvard-Westlake. . .
    — Eric Sondheimer columnist follow, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • He’s headed to Kansas City soon to watch his daughter play in a volleyball tourney there.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Oregon volleyball dropped in the coaches poll following its first loss of the season.
    — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Playing volleyball this fall helped Lowrey prepare for a big senior year in track.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • For her part, Erin played volleyball and ran track at the University of Arizona.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Sandy was a volleyball player at Jordan as a freshman, then came out for football as a sophomore.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Cathedral Catholic High School’s girls volleyball team enjoyed a dream season in 2022.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Dillett keeps ready for volleyball by working out at least an hour every day.
    — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2023
  • His grandfather, who passed away when Sam was 3, was a United States Olympic athlete in volleyball.
    — Jonathan M. Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024

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