How to Use pickleball in a Sentence

pickleball

noun
  • Both sports have grown, though nowhere near to the level of pickleball.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
  • As in pickleball, keep your eyes on your game, not your neighbors’.
    — Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
  • Be sure to call ahead to see if courts are open and bring your own pickleball equipment.
    — Nic Napier, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Katy Perry knows how to bring the heat on the pickleball court.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Pick a piece of paradise and pack a paddle to play pickleball.
    — Allison Pohle, WSJ, 12 June 2023
  • The city can paint two pickleball courts on a single tennis court.
    — Riley Bunch, ajc, 3 July 2023
  • To allow these courts to be destroyed to make pickleball courts is just wrong.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
  • An impromptu pickleball game helped take the edge off as well!
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The two pickleball courts will be available to anyone, free of charge.
    — Randy Covitz, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Guests can enjoy five miles of hiking trails, on-site pickleball, a pool and hot tubs.
    — Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 25 July 2024
  • Plus, most games can be played on tennis courts though many pickleball courts are now popping up.
    — Woman's Day, 27 Apr. 2023
  • And, of course, there’s always pickleball, one of the most social sports around.
    — Jenna Schnuer, Fortune Well, 14 May 2023
  • Swift paired the item with a white tank top and brown shades while standing on what appears to be a pickleball court.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
  • There’s a pickleball court and a house of worship, as well as a marina and a beach club.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The next morning, Kaylee picked me up from my hotel for a game of pickleball.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Schmits advised that pickleball courts be placed at least 200 feet away from homes.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2025
  • One man’s lack of pickleball proficiency might’ve put his fate on the show at risk.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The same world-class standards apply in padel tennis and on new pickleball courts, too.
    — Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The resort’s pickleball courts are also set to double, with six new ones planned next to the putting course.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Sign up for an art workshop or tennis or pickleball lesson at the indoor courts to add in even more fun.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • But the recent unveiling of four new pickleball courts are the cherry on top.
    — Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Outside, there are a slew of amenities across the five-acre grounds, from an in-ground swimming pool to a pickleball court.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
  • To do so, officials in the spring painted two pickleball courts at Cpl.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
  • To top it off, Kismet sports a garage full of water toys and a basketball and pickleball court.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The project also includes three pools, a pickleball court, three bath houses, a playground and dog park.
    — Kathy Jumper, al, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Of the ball-lobbing sports, ping-pong is a distant third in the zeitgeist behind tennis and pickleball.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
  • New in spring 2024 are six pickleball courts on site; play for guests is included with the resort fee.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The opening of new pickleball courts at the Barnes Center have instead helped address that need.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
  • My team heads to Fountain Square to play pickleball for a TikTok.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 June 2023
  • The money would be used to double the number of courts, add pickleball courts and hold concerts at the center, Matthews said.
    — Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2023

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