Wondering how to use Pinball in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as game.
Pinball meaning
- A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.
- The ball used in pinball.
- A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.
Synonyms of Pinball
Using Pinball
- The main meaning on this page is: A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points. | The ball used in pinball. | A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.
- Useful related words include: pinball game, game.
- In the example corpus, pinball often appears in combinations such as: pinball machine, pinball machines, of pinball.
Context around Pinball
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pinball
- In this selection, "pinball" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, planet, themed, based, machine, league and machines stand out and add context to how "pinball" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a 1980 pinball machine space and a 1984 pinball machine space. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pinball" sits close to words such as acquittal, acumen and alfa, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pinball
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pinball main There was a pinball game in 1993. (9 words)
A South Park pinball machine was released in 1999 by Sega Pinball. (12 words)
Data East's pinball division was acquired by Sega and became Sega Pinball in 1994. (15 words)
A 1980 pinball machine Space Shuttle was produced by Zaccaria and a 1984 pinball machine Space Shuttle: Pinball Adventure was produced by Williams and features a plastic Space Shuttle model among other artwork of astronauts on the play field. (39 words)
Founded in 1932 as a Chicago-based pinball manufacturer, Bally’s diversified into everything from casinos and health clubs to amusement parks over the years before selling off its parts and fading into corporate obscurity in the new millennium. (39 words)
After his Addams Family pinball became the best-selling pinball machine of all time, Midway gave designer Pat Lawlor creative control over the game, which uses Golden Earring 's hit song " Twilight Zone " (1982) as its theme song. (38 words)
Planet Pinball Planet Pinball is a series of three Space Quest IV themed pinball boards in Take a Break! (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
Multiple generations of fans mix across town in local pinball tournaments and leagues, like EightyTwo's Los Angeles Pinball League, the Orange County Pinball League or the larger International Flipper Pinball Association.
A 1980 pinball machine Space Shuttle was produced by Zaccaria and a 1984 pinball machine Space Shuttle: Pinball Adventure was produced by Williams and features a plastic Space Shuttle model among other artwork of astronauts on the play field.
Planet Pinball Planet Pinball is a series of three Space Quest IV themed pinball boards in Take a Break!
That year, the duo also teased some “recordings” in the studio, to promote a new interactive Rush pinball machine, released by Stern Pinball.
The distinctive sounds of flippers and bumpers reverberate through Marty’s Pinball Alley, where enthusiasts gather to test their skills and aim for high scores on a variety of themed pinball machines.
At the five-month-old Bang Back Pinball Lounge, a bar, restaurant and pinball arcade in Five Points, food sales are the lowest among business’s three major revenue generators, lagging behind beverages and games.
After his Addams Family pinball became the best-selling pinball machine of all time, Midway gave designer Pat Lawlor creative control over the game, which uses Golden Earring 's hit song " Twilight Zone " (1982) as its theme song.
After securing a license from Nintendo to produce two Nintendo-franchise-based pinball machines, pinball designer Jon Norris was tasked with designing the table.
A South Park pinball machine was released in 1999 by Sega Pinball.
Data East's pinball division was acquired by Sega and became Sega Pinball in 1994.
In 1974, students at Jersey City State College wanted to make pinball playing a varsity school sport, like football was, so they started a Pinball Club Team to compete against clubs at other schools.
In 1999, Williams attempted to revive sales with the Pinball 2000 line of games, merging a video display into the pinball playfield.
Pinball further A pinball game by Midway (under the Bally label) was released in 1992 shortly after the movie.
Pinball main There was a pinball game in 1993.
They licensed the rights to reproduce Bally/Williams parts to Illinois Pinball and the rights to reproduce full-sized machines to The Pinball Factory.
As of this writing, Nintendo Switch Online releases for Pokemon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire have not been announced.
Back down the other end, Naylor had a goal ruled out for offside, perhaps wrongly, after some pinball in the box from a corner.
Founded in 1932 as a Chicago-based pinball manufacturer, Bally’s diversified into everything from casinos and health clubs to amusement parks over the years before selling off its parts and fading into corporate obscurity in the new millennium.
Homeworld: Journey to Hiigara Pinball: Use your skills to strategize, build up your fleet, and carry out missions.
Pinball, for the unfamiliar, is an arcade game in which the player controls to hit a metal ball around a playfield — typically themed based on a popular film, TV show, or other creative work.
Common combinations with pinball
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pinball machine 25×
- pinball machines 20×
- of pinball 12×
- the pinball 11×
- and pinball 9×
- pinball game 8×
- pinball and 5×
- pinball in 4×
- with pinball 4×
- pinball league 3×