How to Use bowling in a Sentence

bowling

noun
  • She watches bowling on TV.
  • The night — the bowling alley, the food, the auction — was fun.
    Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2022
  • In the bowling alley, most of the lanes have the pins all set up still.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
  • In the snap, the Agent Cody Banks actor was in the middle of a bowling game.
    Jamie Spain, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Chock and Joan get cozy while on the bowling group date.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
  • On the second or third pitch, the rope got caught on a loose rock about the size of a bowling ball.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • And Justin Shilling played golf and was a co-captain of the bowling team.
    NBC News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Keaton’s father, Joe, would toss the kid around the stage like a bowling ball.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The basement of the building used to house a bowling alley, hence the name.
    Evan Casey, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2022
  • And, of course, bowling is a part of Betts’ vision for the future.
    Jabari Young, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • It’s now at the local bar, and the bowling alley, at the school board, in the grocery store.
    al, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The big hole in Australia’s set-up is not in their bowling ranks.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Head out to the Peanut Farm pond to try your hand at ice bowling for $10 a player.
    Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2022
  • He is sated, and out to quit and take up golf or bowling.
    Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Waskom made it to the qualifying round by the thread of his bowling laces.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Come out to Stars and Strikes for arcade games or bowling for a great cause.
    Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 1 June 2022
  • In one photo, the couple can be seen lying in one of the bowling lanes.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Say, '90s night at the bowling alley or '80s attire for the roller rink.
    Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2021
  • The smallest is a simple amulet, while the largest is bigger than a bowling ball.
    Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand.
    Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The event didn't go as planned as Bush attempted to roll a bowling ball and fell on his face.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Includes shoe rental, two hours of bowling, food and soft drinks.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2022
  • As of now, there's no word as to how the bowling balls ended up under his home.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2021
  • Sometimes our cousin Brenda and her boyfriend Al would take us to the movies or bowling.
    David Wright Faladé, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • Rob told the outlet that the father and son were in a bowling league together.
    Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • At one point a bowling alley was built over the boulders.
    Audrey McAvoy, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2022
  • In event, a lock-in for 52 children from the Boys and Girls Club at a Cleveland bowling alley.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The bar area where the shooting occurred is located in the back, away from the bowling lanes, Goard said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 July 2022
  • Meanwhile, Jacquemus’s suede bowling bag adds a welcome textural touch.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Short mat bowling and walking soccer Short mat bowls or short mat bowling, already popular in Europe and Canada, is the indoor version of sport lawn bowling, played on a small mat with the goal of rolling a ball to a target closer than opponents.
    Analis Bailey, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025

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