Bocce is an English word with synonyms like bocci or bowling. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bocce in a sentence
Bocce meaning
- A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
- One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.
Using Bocce
- The main meaning on this page is: A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game. | One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.
- Useful related words include: bocci, boccie, bowling.
- In the example corpus, bocce often appears in combinations such as: bocce ball, of bocce, bocce tournament.
Context around Bocce
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bocce
- In this selection, "bocce" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, utah, competitive, recreational, ball, tournament and volo stand out and add context to how "bocce" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a bocce court and backyard barbecue bocce tournament in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bocce" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bocce
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Get your bocce on when the February sun is shining at Vinoteca. (12 words)
The other good thing about bocce is that eight people can play at once. (14 words)
I am referring, of course, to the Eddie Bruciati Backyard Barbecue & Bocce Tournament in Madison. (15 words)
Even adults can get in on the fun: At Paramus’s Garden State Plaza — where a plan to add housing was recently approved — Pinstripes opened in a former Uniqlo space in February, offering Italian food on the main level and bowling and bocce ball below. (45 words)
Glossy new pink tile, a teal exposed ceiling, and wall-length windows brighten the room, and in warmer months, customers can retreat to the patio near the bocce-ball court to sip their Americanas. (34 words)
We have 20 athletes and this includes eight players for the five-a-side football competition, eight athletes for the track and field athletics competition and four for the bocce competition," said Ernesta. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Utah Bocce Association will have bocce ball courts available for anyone who wants to participate in the ancient game.
It also presents chef demonstrations, the Coors Light Competitive Bocce Tournament, the Galtelli Cup Recreational Bocce Tournament, a volleyball tournament, and pizza tossing demonstrations.
Variants Bocce volo main A variation called bocce volo main uses a metal ball, which is thrown overhand (palm down), after a run-up to the throwing line.
Our final day of bocce ball league play for the Second Session was extended to March 21 due to several days of rain cancellations.
The Family Fun Zone will have entertainment for kids of all ages like inflatables, bocce ball, giant Jenga, Connect 4 and cornhole.
Britney Salley-Gero, from the other team, left, and athlete Carson Hembree and other players high five after an intramural unified bocce game Tuesday at Gardiner Area High School in Gardiner.
Even adults can get in on the fun: At Paramus’s Garden State Plaza — where a plan to add housing was recently approved — Pinstripes opened in a former Uniqlo space in February, offering Italian food on the main level and bowling and bocce ball below.
It's part of a long-standing partnership where elementary students with special needs come together to try different Special Olympics events, from basketball to bocce.
The 1.7-acre property on Old Barn Lane offers a 6,500-square-foot house, a pool, a pool house and a bocce court.
Glossy new pink tile, a teal exposed ceiling, and wall-length windows brighten the room, and in warmer months, customers can retreat to the patio near the bocce-ball court to sip their Americanas.
I am referring, of course, to the Eddie Bruciati Backyard Barbecue & Bocce Tournament in Madison.
We have 20 athletes and this includes eight players for the five-a-side football competition, eight athletes for the track and field athletics competition and four for the bocce competition," said Ernesta.
And anyway, there’s a really nice version of him waiting to play bocce with you in Florence.
Downstairs is a craft-pizza and beer garden, with a couple of bocce courts, called the Corner Office.
Luckily, that’s not the case with bocce, a simple game to understand and an even simpler one to play.
The other good thing about bocce is that eight people can play at once.
Afterwards, head to for fried chicken, grain bowls, craft cocktails, and fun games like bowling and bocce ball in one of the city’s most Instagrammable settings.
Ambrose Rogers releases his shot during the bocce competition at the 2017 Antigonish 55+ Games in St. Andrews.
Get your bocce on when the February sun is shining at Vinoteca.
Grove at Waterside: This park-like oasis includes a community pavilion with an 80" TV and lounge seating, bocce and cornhole courts, patios and access to the Trinity Trails.
Common combinations with bocce
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: