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How do you use Blackball in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like barring or expel, plus the exact meaning.

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Blackball in a sentence

Related words

Blackball | Blackballed | Blackballing

Blackball meaning

  1. A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
  2. A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
  3. A kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper.

Synonyms of Blackball

barring kick out throw out expel cast out shun ostracise ostracize ban banish riddance expulsion exclusion ejection veto

Related words

Other words often associated with Blackball or its synonyms:

proscription exclude banishment displace remove move oust discard propulsion shut toss fling

Using Blackball

  • The main meaning on this page is: A rejection; a vote against admitting someone. | A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote. | A kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper.
  • Useful related words include: barring, kick out, throw out, expel.
  • In the example corpus, blackball often appears in combinations such as: to blackball, blackball her, of blackball.

Context around Blackball

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

blacklisted 1× consulting 1× world 1× may 1×

Sentence patterns with Blackball

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

cleaning up blackball not integrating 1× did not blackball her and 1× of the blackball world until 1× power to blackball her from 1× rule of blackball may or 1× school and blackball was under 1× threatened to blackball consulting firms 1× villages of blackball and ngahere 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dj envy then 1× he says the 1× philadelphia remained on 1× rickey saw the 1× rob lunn said 1× the two shot 1×

Common sentence endings:

and or pubs 1× front of her 1× giants in 1905 1× her from radio 1× not integrating it 1× of the river 1×

Words around Blackball

Just before it in the word index:

blackbacks 2 blackamoor 4 blackagendareport 2 blackadders 4 blackadder 35 blackacre 2

Just after it in the word index:

blackballed 26 blackballing 6 blackband 2 blackbaud 21 blackbear 2 blackbeard 53

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Blackball

  • In this selection, "blackball" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, blacklisted, consulting and world stand out and add context to how "blackball" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cleaning up blackball not integrating and did not blackball her and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "blackball" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with blackball

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

He says the Senate Campaign Committee threatened to blackball consulting firms if they worked with his campaign. (17 words)

A Well there was a blackball blacklisted situation for a minute, but I don’t feel it’s there anymore. (20 words)

The " two-shot rule " of blackball may or may not be followed; this depends on individual players and/or pubs. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

While he said sorry for using bad language in front of the employee, the 'Wall Street' star insisted he did not blackball her and said it is a "complete lie" that he touched himself in front of her. (38 words)

For more than 30 years it has floated amidst a riverscape dominated by the moody Paparoa Range to the west, and between the villages of Blackball and Ngahere on opposite sides of the river. (34 words)

Philadelphia remained on top of the blackball world until Foster left the team in 1907 to play and manage the Leland Giants (Frank Leland renamed his Chicago Union Giants the Leland Giants in 1905). (34 words)

Example sentences (9)

DJ Envy then added that he still plays Nicki's music and he doesn't have the power to blackball her from radio.

For more than 30 years it has floated amidst a riverscape dominated by the moody Paparoa Range to the west, and between the villages of Blackball and Ngahere on opposite sides of the river.

A Well there was a blackball blacklisted situation for a minute, but I don’t feel it’s there anymore.

He says the Senate Campaign Committee threatened to blackball consulting firms if they worked with his campaign.

Rob Lunn said Dobson township had snow falling solidly for about 30 minutes - something he had not seen since he was at primary school - and Blackball was under thick snow for a time.

While he said sorry for using bad language in front of the employee, the 'Wall Street' star insisted he did not blackball her and said it is a "complete lie" that he touched himself in front of her.

Philadelphia remained on top of the blackball world until Foster left the team in 1907 to play and manage the Leland Giants (Frank Leland renamed his Chicago Union Giants the Leland Giants in 1905).

Rickey saw the opportunity as a way to convince people that he was interested in cleaning up blackball, not integrating it.

The " two-shot rule " of blackball may or may not be followed; this depends on individual players and/or pubs.

Common combinations with blackball

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "blackball" in a sentence?
An example: "DJ Envy then added that he still plays Nicki's music and he doesn't have the power to blackball her from radio." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "blackball" from authentic English texts.
What does "blackball" mean?
Blackball means: A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
What are synonyms of "blackball"?
Common synonyms of "blackball" include: barring, kick out, throw out, expel, cast out, shun, ostracise, ostracize. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "blackball" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "blackball", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.