volleys

plural of volley

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of volleys If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026 The problem with one of them — the coming forward — is that Shelton’s volleys and touch shots are still raw and under-developed. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026 England was superb with its back to the wall, first holding out volleys of Argentina attacks then, restored to 14 men and finally to full strength, scoring tries through Marcus Smith and Manny Feyi-Waboso to seal its win. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 The crafty 10th-seeded Czech, whose slices and volleys are perfectly suited to Wimbledon’s low-bouncing surface, carries a medicine cabinet’s worth of remedies to prove that the All England Club’s famous lawns can be a real irritant. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Down a match point during the tiebreak, Williams showed a glimpse of her vintage game, using aces, serves and volleys and winning extended rallies to force a third set. — Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Ukraine has also depleted Russia's stocks by forcing it to try and intercept regular volleys of newer, more capable drones, including some equipped with jet engines that are faster and fly further than older models. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Outnumbered over 10 to 1, the British volleys against them were withering, and again they were thrown back. — Paul Callahan, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volleys
Noun
  • In Kyiv, for example, residents used to face a few drone and missile barrages a week—disruptive, but not enough to stop city residents from going about their lives.
    — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Stunned at first by his opponent’s aggressiveness and the onslaught of personal attacks, Ted trains himself to withstand the barrages and to respond in kind.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The flurries of pigment inside them were dispersed by bursts of air delivered through the base of the box.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Macaday said some higher elevations in California have already seen flurries over the past month and a half.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Volleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volleys. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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