How to Use ballsy in a Sentence
ballsy
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Taking the show in a whole new direction for Season 3 is pretty ballsy.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Every World Cup needs a young sensation and the 18-year-old is the sort of ballsy prospect who could light it up.
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The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Larter stars in Taylor Sheridan opposite Billy Bob Thornton as his bold and ballsy ex-wife Angela.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 Jan. 2026
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There’s something inherently ballsy about the fact that Nintendo has never really bothered to modernize Pokémon.
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Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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The relationship between the ballsy lawyer Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and her family’s stoic, loyal, longtime ranch hand Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) always ran deeper than Yellowstone’s usual pulpy mush.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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