How to Use bowling in a Sentence

bowling

noun
  • She watches bowling on TV.
  • But fast bowling does put immense strain on the body.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • So bowling sides out isn’t a problem.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The cold cap felt like having a frozen bowling ball strapped to my head.
    — Marielle Segarra, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Includes shoe rental, two hours of bowling, food and soft drinks.
    — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2022
  • In the bowling alley, most of the lanes have the pins all set up still.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
  • This week, her fall bowling league began, so she’s been very busy.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • For her, bowling was a passion.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • What concerns me the most here is that the bowling ball never lifts.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Check out a few of my favorite bowling tote bags, below.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The big hole in Australia’s set-up is not in their bowling ranks.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • On the second or third pitch, the rope got caught on a loose rock about the size of a bowling ball.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • As of now, there's no word as to how the bowling balls ended up under his home.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2021
  • Matt and nine women go bowling and get to have a bunch of wings, nachos, and beer.
    — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 9 Feb. 2021
  • The night — the bowling alley, the food, the auction — was fun.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Behind it, groups cheered as friends threw bowling balls down the mini-sized lanes.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Keaton’s father, Joe, would toss the kid around the stage like a bowling ball.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Plus, there’s keg bowling and a costume contest.
    — Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In one photo, the couple can be seen lying in one of the bowling lanes.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Waskom made it to the qualifying round by the thread of his bowling laces.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Josh Tongue has been the bowling success story of the tour.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no redo like bowling or softball.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • There is even a bowling alley and swimming pool in the basement.
    — Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2021
  • But Scotland stayed in the game thanks to poor bowling and fielding.
    — ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • The vintage bowling alley felt like the perfect place to test his skills.
    — Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The basement of the building used to house a bowling alley, hence the name.
    — Evan Casey, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2022
  • The smallest is a simple amulet, while the largest is bigger than a bowling ball.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • And, of course, bowling is a part of Betts’ vision for the future.
    — Jabari Young, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • And Justin Shilling played golf and was a co-captain of the bowling team.
    — NBC News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Come out to Stars and Strikes for arcade games or bowling for a great cause.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 1 June 2022

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