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Ballsy is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ballsy in a sentence

Ballsy meaning

Tough and courageous; having balls.

Using Ballsy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Tough and courageous; having balls.
  • In the example corpus, ballsy often appears in combinations such as: the ballsy, ballsy and.

Context around Ballsy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

seems 1× pretty 1× big 1× got 1× bit 1× too 1×

Often after:

pass 1× stunt 1× approach 1× character 1× request 1× energy 1× heroics 1× move 1× crowd 1× lead 1×

Sentence patterns with Ballsy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a big ballsy crowd pleasing 1× a bit ballsy wouldn t 1× about the ballsy request from 1× assumed the ballsy stunt had 1× been more ballsy to end 1× chandor s ballsy approach promises 1× his ballsy heroics are 1× instinct and ballsy energy to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a reinhardt 1× but director j 1× da costa soon 1× for the leader 1× his ballsy heroics 1× in conclusion this 1×

Common sentence endings:

a long time 1× aircraft s cockpit 1× along virtually impossible 1× echo come out 1× his imbecile tendencies 1× in the weekend 1×

Words around Ballsy

Just before it in the word index:

ballston 27 ballse 3 ballsbridge 6 ballsacks 2 ballsack 2 balls 2.037

Just after it in the word index:

ballungay 2 ballweg 3 ballwin 2 bally 127 ballybeg 4 ballyboden 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Ballsy

  • In this selection, "ballsy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, seems, pretty, big, pass, stunt and approach stand out and add context to how "ballsy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a big ballsy crowd pleasing and a bit ballsy wouldn t. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ballsy" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ballsy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It’d be a bit ballsy wouldn’t it? (9 words)

His ballsy heroics are only matched by his imbecile tendencies. (10 words)

One of the girls watches their conversation, quipping that the newcomer ‘seems ballsy’. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Da Costa soon moved his way up to second position and on lap 24 pulled off a ballsy pass to steal the lead from Nick Cassidy at the gnarliest part of the track: the Turn Seven, Eight and Nine combo that had claimed three cars earlier on in the weekend. (50 words)

For the leader of the country - as a opposed to a member of the opposition, private lobbiest, or us etc, - to take that stance (blaming the corporate establishment for low wages) and take it repeatedly is pretty ballsy. (38 words)

As a Reinhardt main who relies on cunning instinct and ballsy energy to rack up eliminations, I always die a little inside when new (read: fookin’ overpowered) Overwatch characters like Echo come out. (33 words)

Question examples

It’d be a bit ballsy wouldn’t it? (9 words)

Example sentences (17)

Da Costa soon moved his way up to second position and on lap 24 pulled off a ballsy pass to steal the lead from Nick Cassidy at the gnarliest part of the track: the Turn Seven, Eight and Nine combo that had claimed three cars earlier on in the weekend.

Many assumed the ballsy stunt had been a deliberate effort from inside the aircraft’s cockpit.

One of the girls watches their conversation, quipping that the newcomer ‘seems ballsy’.

But director J.C. Chandor's ballsy approach promises to relieve our superhero fatigue.

She’s a ballsy character, if you’ll forgive the expression, is Linda, and we join her celebrating when she leaves the slammer for the last time.

The pair also shared a dressing room during Euro 2004, and Zenden has previously spoken about the ballsy request from the tournament in Portugal.

As a Reinhardt main who relies on cunning instinct and ballsy energy to rack up eliminations, I always die a little inside when new (read: fookin’ overpowered) Overwatch characters like Echo come out.

For the leader of the country - as a opposed to a member of the opposition, private lobbiest, or us etc, - to take that stance (blaming the corporate establishment for low wages) and take it repeatedly is pretty ballsy.

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His ballsy heroics are only matched by his imbecile tendencies.

It's a ballsy move but one which could pay off considering the fact that this is a movie you'll have more fun with than anything else released this year.

It’s a big, ballsy, crowd-pleasing melodrama; old-fashioned, serious, designed to provoke an emotional reaction – it’s Oscar bait.

Or someone just got ballsy and stole it, but that's doubtful--not exactly the easiest stolen property to fence.

Stability control in the truck is good, but man the trooper should have been more ballsy to end that mess sooner.

The ballsy lead single “151 Rum” is built around an air-raid-siren chant and a multisyllabic chorus that makes singing along virtually impossible.

In conclusion, this is the most ballsy progressive music I’ve heard in a long time.

It’d be a bit ballsy wouldn’t it?

It’s too massive, too ballsy and just way too much of a cinematic novelty to be ignored.

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Common combinations with ballsy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ballsy" in a sentence?
An example: "Da Costa soon moved his way up to second position and on lap 24 pulled off a ballsy pass to steal the lead from Nick Cassidy at the gnarliest part of the track: the Turn Seven, Eight and Nine combo that had claimed three cars earlier on in the weekend." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ballsy" from authentic English texts.
What does "ballsy" mean?
Ballsy means: Tough and courageous; having balls.
How many example sentences with "ballsy" are there?
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