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Meanings of long balls in English

We have no meanings for "long balls" in our records yet.
Usage of long balls in English
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The Blue Devils made only three long balls in the second half.
Reuters
2
In the first half we had big problems with the long balls.
BBC
3
Lots of long balls are easily mopped up by the Portuguese defence.
The Guardian
4
Cameroon fling a few more long balls into the Japanese area.
The Guardian
5
Pumping long balls towards Hazard was never likely to yield reward.
The Guardian
6
We intercepted their long balls and went fast on the counterattacks.
The Guardian
7
We're playing long balls and bypassing midfield, so we create nothing.
The Guardian
8
But they have also surprised with long balls at times.
Reuters
9
Charlton unapologetically preached a strategy based on long balls and relentless harassment of opponents.
The Guardian
10
Bournemouth showed a lot of character, with a lot of set-pieces and long balls.
BBC
11
Also, we were caught off guard by their long balls.
The South African
12
A few of them seem to be playing long balls.
The Irish Times
13
We had too many long balls from our side, Middendorp told SuperSport after the game.
The South African
14
They wait and did long balls on the counter-attack for Daniel James and Anthony Martial.
BBC
15
They played very powerful, a lot of long balls.
The Irish Times
16
Hull are simply flinging long balls forward, and none of them are being properly dealt with.
The Guardian
This collocation consists of:
Long balls across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common