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Example sentences for "soft ball"

  • Soft ball,--when dropped into cold water, the sirup forms a soft ball if rolled between the fingers (236 degrees F.

  • Add the cream of tartar, and boil gently to a "soft ball" stage.

  • Caramel sauce is made by browning sugar in a hot skillet until it melts and smokes and then adding the sweet milk and butter and cooking to soft ball stage.

  • Put sugar on stove with enough water to cover and cook until it forms a soft ball in water.

  • Boil until when tried in water will form a soft ball.

  • The same goods cooked to a soft ball may be made into balls to be coated in red sugar after throwing them in hot sugar syrup; also to be dipped in melted cream, or brown the cocoanut balls on top with burnt sugar.

  • Boil the sugar, glucose and water in the usual way to the degree of soft ball; then remove the pan from the fire; damp the pouring plate with cold water; pour the boil on it and let it remain till nearly cold.

  • The one who is "It" must stand behind this line and roll a soft ball so that it will drop into one of the holes.

  • To team A is given a soft ball, such as a tennis or yarn ball.

  • Ball Tag The one who is "It" is armed with a soft ball.

  • A soft ball is thrown at him and he endeavors to guess who hit him.

  • Cook all together until a soft ball is formed when dropped in water.

  • Cook all together until it forms a soft ball when a small quantity is dropped into cold water.

  • Boil until it forms a soft ball when a small quantity is dropped in water, and flavor with vanilla.

  • Cook all together until when tried in water it forms a soft ball.

  • One player stands or sits in the center with a soft ball, made by crushing paper or knotting up a handkerchief.

  • A soft ball or bean bag should be used in all of these games, or with older players a basket ball or other large, comparatively light-weight ball.

  • This same type of soft ball may be had in the smaller size of the regulation baseball.

  • Cook over a moderate fire until the fudge forms a soft ball when a little is dropped into cold water.

  • Cook, stirring occasionally to prevent from scorching, until a soft ball is formed when a little candy is dropped in cold water.

  • Cook until the candy forms a soft ball when a little is dropped in a glass of cold water.

  • Jimmy, do you know they call baseball Rounders in this country, and children play it with a soft ball!

  • Children play it with a soft ball and a racquet, and derive considerable enjoyment from it.

  • Fate had placed him, bound and helpless, in a country where they called baseball Rounders and played it with a soft ball.

  • Boil to the thread or soft ball stage, and then add one cupful of finely ground peanuts and one teaspoonful vanilla.

  • Boil until it makes a soft ball, then add a fourth pound of marshmallows.

  • Same as Vanilla, except reserve one quart of cream to dissolve one pound of Chocolate; strain this into the batch when half done; cook to a Soft Ball, and cream and shape as before.

  • Boil sugar and water until it forms a soft ball, add cream and boil until it forms a soft ball, stirring constantly after adding cream.

  • Should be cooked slowly until a soft ball can be formed if dropped into cup of cold water.

  • Boil until it forms a soft ball; add one-half cup nuts cut fine and a little vanilla.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "soft ball" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another branch; dark place; during his; face downwards; hold office; little chapel; nearly opposite; setting fire; sixteen hundred; soft and; soft ball; soft brush; soft ground; soft iron; soft linen; soft palate; soft parts; soft paste; soft pine; soft porcelain; soft snow; soft voice; soft water; soft wood; somewhat resembling; washing machines