: any of several games in which balls are rolled on a green or down an alley at an object or group of objects
Examples of bowling in a Sentence
She watches bowling on TV.
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This year’s competitions include bench press, dodgeball, air pistol, pickleball, rowing, baseball, bowling and golf, including the debut of the Ultimate Firefighter competition at the Heartland Fire Training Facility, 1301 N. Marshall Ave, El Cajon.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
What started as a modest amateur bowling tournament created by Shawn and Mark Stern of Youth Brigade and BYO Records for people in the punk rock music community has expanded to five nights of fun spread over multiple venues across downtown Las Vegas.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
About 30 people became trapped in the bowling lanes.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Daily activities include everything from Mario Kart to mermaid experiences to coconut bowling.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
What started as a modest amateur bowling tournament created by Shawn and Mark Stern of Youth Brigade and BYO Records for people in the punk rock music community has expanded to five nights of fun spread over multiple venues across downtown Las Vegas.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
About 30 people became trapped in the bowling lanes.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Daily activities include everything from Mario Kart to mermaid experiences to coconut bowling.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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bowling
noun
bowl·ing
ˈbō-liŋ 
1
: a game played by rolling balls so as to knock down pins set up at the far end of an alley
2
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