volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
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Definition of volleyball
: a game played by volleying an inflated ball over a net
also
: the ball used in this game
Examples of volleyball in a Sentence
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Girls’ volleyball Blue Hills 3, Norfolk Aggie 1 — Senior Mackenzie Hannah (8 aces, 9 assists), and junior Tia Cumberbatch (11 kills) led the way for the Warriors (1-0). — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, "Stoughton leaves Framingham in the dust, 35-16, in football season opener," 6 Sep. 2019 Fan voting will decide the volleyball Player of the Week from Central Alabama so make your choice by selecting from the list below. — Dennis Victory, al, "Vote for the Central Alabama volleyball Player of the Week ending Aug. 31," 4 Sep. 2019 The Oscar-winning actor, 44, and his model girlfriend, 22, spent part of their Labor Day weekend engaging in a friendly game of volleyball on the beach in Malibu, California. — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, "Leonardo DiCaprio and Girlfriend Camila Morrone Hit the Beach to Play Volleyball," 3 Sep. 2019 Abby Miller, Notre Dame-Belmont volleyball Reached double figures in kills in six of seven matches, including 11 in sweeps of Presentation and Los Gatos. — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, "Bay Area Preps HQ: This Week’s Stars," 3 Sep. 2019 Arizona State volleyball seeks to continue its improvement under third-year coach Sanja Tomasevic, adding nine newcomers to nine returners. — Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, "ASU volleyball opens season with 11 consecutive road matches," 28 Aug. 2019 Browder brings four years of high school volleyball coaching experience to the program. — Vincent Nguyenstaff Writer, La Cañada Valley Sun, "Girls’ Volleyball Preview: La Cañada welcomes new coach in hopes of bounce-back season," 27 Aug. 2019 Trinity Prep, with prolific junior hitter Jordan Hardy, is off to a 3-0 girls volleyball start against larger-class schools. — Lynn Ramsey, orlandosentinel.com, "Lake Highland Prep volleyball tops Hagerty in 5-set thriller | Varsity Report," 27 Aug. 2019 With help from more than 180 volunteers who kept curious humans and errant volleyballs at a distance, the tiny, photogenic plovers recently built a new nest further inland, away from the swollen waters, and mated again. — Mitch Smith, New York Times, "Summer on the Swollen Great Lakes," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'volleyball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for volleyball
volleyball
noun
English Language Learners Definition of volleyball
: a game in which two teams of players hit a large ball back and forth over a high net
: the ball used to play volleyball
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volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
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Kids Definition of volleyball
1
: a game played by two teams that hit a ball filled with air over a net without letting the ball touch the ground
2
: the ball used in volleyball
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