How to Use volley in a Sentence

volley

1 of 2 noun
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  • The tank was hit by a volley of bullets.
  • She was overwhelmed by a volley of questions from the press.
  • The lawsuit is not even the most recent volley in the back-and-forth.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Giroud nearly broke the tie in the 77th, but Pickford was able to bat his volley away.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The past 24 hours or so has seen a serve-and-volley game no-one saw coming.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2022
  • But Dumfries, who assisted on the first two goals, scored on a volley in the 81st in the round-of-16 match.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2022
  • When the next helicopter swooped in, the group released a volley of boos and thumbs-down.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • But Dumfries, who assisted on the first two goals, scored on a volley in the 81st.
    — Ronald Blum, Chron, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The curving lefty serve caromed away from her, and so did the charging volleys.
    — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • But that would be her only break of the match and soon enough, Van Uytvanck was putting away a volley winner to close out the win.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The two siblings volley verses, with Cee trying to keep his kid brother out of the streets.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2022
  • Like Megan Rapinoe’s volley that went over the crossbar.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • And in the first half, striker Richmond Antwi turned a half-volley right at Saldaña from point-blank range.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2022
  • This ultra-stretch quarter-zip pullover leaves room to move, volley, and slice.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 June 2022
  • Fanta was killed in the volley of shots, and her 12-year-old sister was among those wounded.
    — NBC News, 21 Jan. 2022
  • This is why serve-and-volley tennis was the rule at Wimbledon for decades.
    — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022
  • Passers-by and commuters heard the volley of gunshots during the morning rush hour.
    — Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • That was when Nunez was hurt, a shrapnel wound above his right knee, during the second volley of shots.
    — Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2022
  • After Anni served a tough ball, Ashi stood strong at the net and crushed a volley to earn the state doubles title.
    — Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2022
  • There was no way to know whether the volley of missiles that hit the city was a prelude to a larger attack or simply more of the same.
    — Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The attack combined a swarm of drones and a volley of cruise missiles, the Ukrainian air force said on Facebook.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Still, the volleys show that both sides are budging from their opening offers.
    — Bydavid Welch, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Alcaraz nailed some winners, while Nadal revved up his serves and managed to tie it up at 9-9 with a volley that brought the crowd to its feet.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2024
  • This was about 10 seconds after the last volley of shots can be heard from the classrooms -- which was followed by a long pause.
    — Ray Sanchez and Peter Nickeas, CNN, 16 July 2022
  • In the dying moments of the match, substitute Mohammed Muntari hit a stinging volley just over the bar.
    — Time, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Pound away relentlessly from the baseline or team with a partner and bang volleys at the net?
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • But on King Richard, the two were able to enjoy the kind of creative volley that actors and film scribes are rarely allowed to indulge in.
    — Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Serving for the second set at deuce while ahead 6-5, Muchova pushed to the net and ranged well to her right for a forehand volley.
    — Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2023
  • The post was greeted with a volley of derision and dismissal.
    — Josh Morgenthau, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Sinner had a match point and was serving at 5-4 in the fourth set but missed a backhand, double-faulted and missed a volley.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
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volley

2 of 2 verb
  • She volleyed the shot over the net.
  • The striker volleyed a corner to keep the home side in the match.
    — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 5 July 2019
  • Fafa Picault pounced on the loose ball and volleyed it in.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 30 June 2018
  • On each side of a high net, a team of three men volley the ball across the space.
    — Mariana Martínez Barba, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
  • Weah made a perfect cut and volleyed the ball with his right foot.
    — Ronald Blum, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2018
  • Gauff leaned down and, with a delicate touch, drop-volleyed the ball over the net.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
  • Hazard then volleyed just over as Chelsea ended the half on a high.
    — Kieran Canning, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The ball bounced back out to Dyer, who volleyed the rebound into the goal.
    — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Singleton crossed the ball into the box and Ramos volleyed it into the net.
    — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The surfaces are more firm than those built in the past, when serving and volleying ruled the sport.
    — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 7 July 2017
  • Wahluke nearly scored in the 30th minute when Tony Espindola volleyed a shot over the cross bar from out front of the goal.
    — Matt Massey, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2017
  • If you are attached, the two of you might volley for center stage.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
  • And yes, a few of you volleyed the concept back and said our Worst of Chicago issue was, well, the worst.
    — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Tires whirred across the courts as players volley the tennis ball across the net.
    — Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2018
  • In the 40th, Michael de Leeuw volleyed a cross in front of the goal and Luis Solignac headed it home for his seventh goal of the season.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2017
  • McNally served-and-volleyed down break point more than once—and make dozens of dashes to the net.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 13 June 2018
  • Sarah Knoepfle volleyed in Mairead Ruane’s free kick to put the Indians on top with 36:59 to go.
    — Steve Millar, Daily Southtown, 6 May 2018
  • The ball must bounce once more on the other side of the net before teams can run up to the kitchen line and begin volleying.
    — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
  • With the ball behind him, Giroud reached back with his left foot and volleyed the ball with his heel into the upper left corner of the net.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Rivero’s shot volleyed over the defensive wall, forcing Gonzalez to dive, but the ball was out of reach.
    — Ivan Orozco, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 May 2018
  • Ivacic double-palmed it away, and Cade Cowell tried to volley the rebound, but smashed it over the bar.
    — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2021
  • His chipped through ball found Victor Moses, who volleyed straight at Mat Ryan from only five yards out.
    — SI.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Senior Carissa Long even had a dig that volleyed over the net into an open corner for a point.
    — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 24 Aug. 2017
  • His heart rate was volleying up and down, Morales said, but his oxygen was good.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • When Kingham pumped a 94-mph fastball, Bellinger volleyed the baseball on a line over the center-field wall.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 3 July 2018
  • At one point, Federer was on his knees at the net, volleying with Sock.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Nearby her husband and a teenage son volleyed a ball back and forth with wooden paddles.
    — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • For the next two years, the two Democrats volleyed acrimony and accusations back and forth.
    — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Her opponent, Panna Udvardy of Hungary, was ready at the net to volley it away for the point.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 5 July 2023
  • Cheyne Bush earned her second assist of the day when her corner kick to the near post was volleyed into the back of the net by the sophomore defender.
    — Mobile Athletics, AL.com, 4 Nov. 2017

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