cricket

[ UK /kɹˈɪkɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹɪkət, ˈkɹɪkɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
  2. a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
VERB
  1. play cricket
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How To Use cricket In A Sentence

  • I'm a 25-year-old single bloke who plays international cricket and tours the world.
  • The epic cricket battle between England and Australia has sparked a deluge of wagers. The Sun
  • There is a persisting myth in Indian cricket that spin is more important than pace.
  • Uncle Fliakim Sheril, furbished up in a new crisp black suit, and with his spindleshanks trimly incased in the smoothest of black silk stockings, looking for all the world just like an alert and spirited black cricket, outdid himself on this occasion in singing _counter_, in that high, weird voice that he must have learned from the wintry winds that usually piped around the corners of the old house. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
  • The sound of crickets chirruping filled the still air.
  • Test cricket can examine bravery, it can expose technical frailties, and it can take players into new territory. Times, Sunday Times
  • The latest crisis in West Indies cricket and the unceremonious sacking of the best WI talent is the ultimate insult to West Indians.
  • Deep down, this great patriot and cricketer has taken no pleasure from one humiliation after another. Times, Sunday Times
  • Football was number one but he had also done athletics, basketball, volleyball and cricket.
  • Pinocchio is hell on vampires (and crickets, of course) Pinocchio is hell on vampires (and crickets, of course) | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
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