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Meanings of softball in English

Russian
софтбол
Portuguese
softball
Spanish
softball
Catalan
softbol
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Sport in which teams compete to score runs by hitting a thrown ball and advancing around bases.

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          софтбол
          Portuguese
          softbol
          Catalan
          softball
          Spanish
          sofbol

          A game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer.

              softbol
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              Examples for "softball game"
              Examples for "softball game"
              1
              The softball game had broken up while I was in the kitchen with Seely.
              Love- from his point of view!
              2
              As for eight-year-old Katie, her biggest ambition was doing well at tomorrow night's softball game.
              You can't stop me
              3
              But ever since the softball game, I've been wondering: are there actual gay kids at Liberty?
              The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest ...
              4
              She had even gone to the softball game.
              Bag of Bones
              5
              Get in the game and play, even literally, if there's a softball game to be had.
              Reuters

              Ball used in playing softball.

                    Usage of softball in English
                    1
                    He was husky and played second base on the local softball team.
                    All That Is
                    2
                    In the' park, the first of the softball games had started up.
                    Running with the Demon
                    3
                    She also represented her country in softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    I went to the sporting goods store, and bought myself a softball.
                    For whom the minivan rolls: an aaron tucker mystery
                    5
                    She was notable for her fluent Chinese and her assiduously softball questions.
                    The Guardian
                    6
                    I can swing at a slow-pitch softball and hit it every time.
                    Blood rites
                    7
                    We had a softball diamond for use when we were not flying.
                    The Biography of a Rabbit
                    8
                    One of the buttery softball girls walked past, trailing candy and fruit.
                    Gutshot straight
                    9
                    Her brain chemistry gives a nice, sweet perception to softball peak experiences.
                    Rant: an oral biography of buster casey
                    10
                    Her friend and fellow softball player, Mark Parrett, is also taking the course.
                    Radio NZ
                    11
                    Areas that were once softball fields have been taken over by rough saw-grass.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    Morgan: I've always disputed that Larry is in any way a softball interviewer.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    Later, he took the lead in starting up a softball team.
                    No More Mr. Nice Guy!
                    14
                    The interview was widely received as a series of softball questions.
                    The Guardian
                    15
                    A nearby sports complex will also host the Games' baseball and softball matches.
                    Wired
                    16
                    They still allow softball, but nobody's ever in the mood anymore.
                    The Hunger Pains
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                    Softball through the time
                    Softball across language varieties
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