How to Use bowling in a Sentence

bowling

noun
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  • She watches bowling on TV.
  • In the snap, the Agent Cody Banks actor was in the middle of a bowling game.
    — Jamie Spain, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • Waskom made it to the qualifying round by the thread of his bowling laces.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2023
  • In one photo, the couple can be seen lying in one of the bowling lanes.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The smallest is a simple amulet, while the largest is bigger than a bowling ball.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The event didn't go as planned as Bush attempted to roll a bowling ball and fell on his face.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Rob told the outlet that the father and son were in a bowling league together.
    — Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • This week, her fall bowling league began, so she’s been very busy.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The vessel was a crude metal sphere pocked with tiny quartz windows, akin to finger holes in a bowling ball.
    — Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
  • Kanamine continued his world travels and once achieved 12 strikes in a row in ten-pin bowling — the perfect game.
    — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Parents and children were there for a children’s bowling league.
    — Michael Levenson, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Finnz wondered if something happened at the bowling alley to set off the deadly events that night.
    — Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The local hot spot also has bowling, arcade games and life-sized board games around the bar and outdoor patio.
    — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Earth doesn’t need to be almost perfectly balanced like a top or a bowling ball.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Bust out your best moonwalk-in-bowling-shoes dance moves, drink some watery beer, and heckle your date.
    — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • That night, Czapieski says, the bowling alley was packed, and hundreds of people could have been there.
    — Rikki Klaus, CNN, 6 Dec. 2022
  • There’s also a polar plunge, a bowling game played with frozen turkeys, and a parade of hearses.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Instead of standing to tee off, players take a few steps, like bowling, and fling the golf ball as hard and straight as possible down the fairway.
    — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The two had been together for 54 years, ever since meeting through a bowling league in Pasadena, Calif.
    — Corina Knoll, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • These were the employees who reset the bowling pins and rolled back the bowling balls in the days before automation.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
  • The alley has a small bar and is popular for local bowling leagues and children’s parties.
    — David Sharp, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The shooting occurred while a group of about 40 people gathered near the front door of the bowling alley after a private party.
    — Essence, 5 Nov. 2022
  • But the Colts’ first-round pick hasn’t spent most of the last month exploring the city of Indianapolis, outside of a hibachi dinner and a team bowling trip.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2023
  • In the District, middle-school students can choose from a range of sports including bowling, archery and baseball.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
  • On the same night, the bowling season came to a close and saw the Eagle River boys complete an undefeated season.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Medina is a two-year member of the Trojans’ team, bowling in his sophomore and senior years.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2022
  • And while there are fewer models on this list of full-size luxury cars than pins in a bowling lane, the most promising options here are tough to knock.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 14 Dec. 2022
  • When you’re done at the arcade, Bowlero also offers bowling, billiards, a sports bar and a relaxing lounge.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The home also has a bowling alley, a kids’ media room, a movie room, an elevator and a batting cage.
    — Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023

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