How to Use dodgeball in a Sentence

dodgeball

noun
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  • Landry won a pair of events — the drone drop and dodgeball — to help the AFC secure a 4-3 win.
    — Jordan McPherson, miamiherald, 26 Jan. 2018
  • So, the 12 lucky guys who got a chance on the group date got to put on speedos and play dodgeball in the sand.
    — Andrew Hammond | [email protected], al, 3 July 2023
  • This isn’t the first time Landry has shown off his dodgeball skills.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Even dodgeball matchups are done with age and size in mind.
    — Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2018
  • An epic battle is staged a bit like a game of dodgeball.
    — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2019
  • The pair plan to put in a sports bar and dodgeball courts in a building behind the complex.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland, 26 June 2020
  • During the dodgeball date, the men were split into two teams.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • But Taylor knows the five D's of dodgeball and was able to duck and continue on with the show.
    — Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2018
  • Clare goes on the first one-on-one date of the season, and 10 of the men compete in a revealing game of dodgeball.
    — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Someone soak a dodgeball in gasoline and through it at 93 mph.
    — Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2014
  • The game’s premise is simple: strike your opponent with a dodgeball two times to knock them out.
    — Washington Post, 21 May 2021
  • Better hope all those years of middle-school dodgeball come in handy.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 July 2018
  • And a former first lady breaks out her dodgeball skills.
    — Alex Chaet, CNN, 21 June 2019
  • Sneaking up on a pronghorn buck that’s trying to keep his harem in order is fun in the way that fifth-grade dodgeball was fun.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The guys were then split up into teams — the Green Frogs and the Pink Flamingbros — and played dodgeball in front of a live audience.
    — Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 4 June 2018
  • The game is a mix of rugby and dodgeball, among others, and features hoops that players must hoist balls through.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 20 July 2022
  • Some played dodgeball and others read on blankets while tourists roamed.
    — Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The Pro Bowl Dodgeball game is back and features a best-of-three dodgeball tournament.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The premise is that a local gym has to win a dodgeball tournament to raise money and save it from closing down.
    — SI.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • State of the Franchise: If the Jazz are on a windy road without a guardrail, the Clippers are playing dodgeball while blindfolded.
    — Danny Leroux, SI.com, 15 May 2017
  • Sometimes this work can feel like a never-ending game of dodgeball.
    — Teresa Hopke, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • With locations all over the country, little Lego fiends will build away, nary a dodgeball or game of capture the flag in sight.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 4 Apr. 2018
  • After a morning of dodgeball and basketball, M. Dot makes its way over to the arts pavilion.
    — Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022
  • There’s also a bright red ball about the same size — these days, Perspectives uses this gym for dodgeball.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Crawley took a set of suitors on a group date that involved playing dodgeball.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2020
  • In the video, Maya’s impressive arm can be seen throwing dodgeballs at her uncle.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Paul was not telling tall tales of Tucker’s dominance in games of dodgeball at recess.
    — Jonathan Feigen, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 May 2018
  • The league has taken steps to liven the event with some a dodgeball game and other fun activities during the week.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2018
  • There will be courts for basketball, dodgeball and other sports, plus a dual-level party space and food and beverages at the City Cafe.
    — Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2024
  • That would include a playground for toddlers, trampolines, a ropes course, dodgeball, basketball and a foam pit, along with a children’s party room, the company said.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2024

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