How to Use ball girl in a Sentence

ball girl

noun
  • When the ball went out for a U.S. throw-in, Rapinoe motioned for the ball girl to give her the ball for a quick restart.
    — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 28 June 2019
  • But on a return of serve, a scorching forehand from Nadal hit a ball girl on the head.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
  • See those ball girls, crouching on opposite sides of the net?
    — Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2023
  • At one point, a ball girl stood in for Sock and traded shots with Federer.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Ever been a ball boy – or ball girl – for a match between Venus and Serena Williams?
    — Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2023
  • One ball girl named Mollie even shows Kate how to stand on the sidelines of the court in position and throw back a tennis ball to a player with a straight arm.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 June 2023
  • At Wimbledon in 1995, Tim Henman hit a ball into the head of a ball girl and was defaulted from a doubles match.
    — Bloomberg.com, 6 Sep. 2020
  • Princess Kate recently hit the Wimbledon courts with friend Roger Federer and trained with some of the ball boys and ball girls who help the event run smoothly.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
  • Ahead of the tournament, the Princess of Wales hit the courts with Federer in a video celebrating Wimbledon's ball girls and boys.
    — Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2023
  • At the time, Proctor didn’t realize the magnitude of being the Miami Heat’s first ball girl.
    — Brittney Oliver, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Or accidentally hitting a ball girl with one serve, causing her to cry and leave the court, as also happened at the All England Club.
    — Howard Fendrich, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
  • The ball boys and ball girls are not allowed to directly hand a player a ball.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • Also during the same match, a weary-looking ball girl had to be helped off the court and received medical attention.
    — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • Sinner picked up the cork and handed it to a ball girl, who sprinted off with the 2-inch disruption.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 13 July 2025

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