: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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There are eight appetizers for $10 each, including lobster bisque, meatballs, black mussels and a Caesar salad.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
In the evening, the restaurant transitions to an Italian American pizzeria of sorts, where sourdough bread scraps make their way into everything from the meatballs to gnocchi.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
One Sunday supper, over red wine and meatballs, my Italian mother-in-law announced that her nephew—our cousin, one of the youngest in a field of 13—was getting married.
—Lara Kramer, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Maybe reformed the sausage into meatballs and sauteed them?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
In the evening, the restaurant transitions to an Italian American pizzeria of sorts, where sourdough bread scraps make their way into everything from the meatballs to gnocchi.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
One Sunday supper, over red wine and meatballs, my Italian mother-in-law announced that her nephew—our cousin, one of the youngest in a field of 13—was getting married.
—Lara Kramer, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Maybe reformed the sausage into meatballs and sauteed them?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for meatball
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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