How to Use ball boy in a Sentence

ball boy

noun
  • The team might fire the ball boys.
    — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The game was briefly stopped for a ball boy to rid the field of flying garbage.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The 14-year-old is not just any ball boy, either.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Texas Tech’s ball boy was trying to get their ball back, too.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The ball boy down the first base line picked up Ruiz’s double, but two runs scores.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 5 Sep. 2020
  • The view and also the ball boys would throw us balls and the players would come up and chat.
    — Scott King, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2019
  • Kirkwood came over to ask Smith who the ball boy was for the scrimmage.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • Smith called the ball boy over to examine the footballs.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • After that first season, most of the boys retired from the ball boy world.
    — Katherine Fitzgerald, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2021
  • This adorable pouch can serve as a constant reminder of your favorite ball boy.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The ball boy then put his hands up and moved out of the way just in time to miss any contact with the ball.
    — Karen Fratti, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Growing up as a coach’s son meant riding with the team to games and working as a ball boy.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
  • Fans booed — and got louder when a ball boy retrieved the ball and ran back into the dugout with it.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2021
  • The ball boys and ball girls are not allowed to directly hand a player a ball.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • On the court were not only more players from Asia, but ball boys and girls from there, as well.
    — Jacqueline Williams, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Replays showed the ball shot between the legs of a stool used by a ball boy and caromed into left field.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Then there was the ball boy, a quiet professional.
    — Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
  • After the game had ended, Neto went over to the ball boy, hugged him and gave him his match shirt.
    — Luke Bosher, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • On the sidelines that day was a young 49ers ball boy whose father was on the team's coaching staff.
    — Dave Pehling, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Bidwill began as a ball boy when the team, then owned by his father, was based in Chicago.
    — Maria Polletta, azcentral, 22 Dec. 2019
  • The ball boy left his post and ran to catch the fly ball, but didn’t notice that Dzumhur was also tracking it.
    — Nick Schwartz, For The Win, 1 June 2018
  • The game was always delayed as a ball boy or two would scoop up all the gum and put it in a bucket, taking it to the dugout.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Ryan was a ball boy for the Cavaliers on some of those teams in the 1980s.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Stewart had been a ball boy for the Indiana Pacers for two years.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The ball boy appeared to try to knock a football out of Moten’s hands while the player was running off of the field.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The pair spent the day meeting ball boys and girls, lunching at the club, and of course, watching some thrilling tennis matches.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 4 July 2019
  • Even on the way to the stadium, ball boys are required to wear Adidas gear, Gabe said.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • The youngest, Brian, a sixth grader, is the team ball boy, just as Daniel and Kevin were years ago.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Truth be told, everyone was hoping for one — the teenage boy behind us, the two younger girls in front, all watching the ball boy like hawks.
    — Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
  • The ball hit the ground and deflected into the crowd behind the ball boy, prompting a harsh reaction from fans in the stands.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025

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