softball
noun
soft·ball
ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl 
1
: a sport similar to baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
also
: the ball used in this game
2
: a question requiring only an easy or simple response
Examples of softball in a Sentence
Do you want to play softball?
All the questions in the interview were softballs.
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In this case, the second time was a charm for Oxbridge Academy as, led by Aubrey Vital, the ThunderWolves won the school’s first state softball title on Thursday at Boombah Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood with a come-from-behind 5-1 victory over Cornerstone Charter Academy.
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Down from 64 teams to just 16, softball draws closer to its College World Series with this weekend’s Super Regional round.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2026
To win a Southern Section Division 1 softball championship this season, a team is going to have to figure out how to topple JSerra pitcher Liliana Escobar.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Game One of the AUSL Championship will air on ABC on Saturday, July 25, marking the first time a professional softball game will be broadcast on network television.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Down from 64 teams to just 16, softball draws closer to its College World Series with this weekend’s Super Regional round.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2026
To win a Southern Section Division 1 softball championship this season, a team is going to have to figure out how to topple JSerra pitcher Liliana Escobar.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Game One of the AUSL Championship will air on ABC on Saturday, July 25, marking the first time a professional softball game will be broadcast on network television.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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“Softball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/softball. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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softball
noun
soft·ball
ˈsȯf(t)-ˌbȯl
: baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
also
: the ball used in this game
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