Examples of bobble in a Sentence
Verb
The catcher bobbled the ball.
the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe
Noun
a bobble that cost them the game
The curtains have a series of bobbles along the edge.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
The veteran running back threw the ball to Goff, who bobbled it before regaining control and got into the end zone for what was thought to be a touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
One bobble, one slip, and a cyclist may be passed by a dozen others.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Brewers benefited from a preposterous double play in the fourth inning, when outfielder Sal Frelick bobbled a ball off the center-field wall, but managed to start a relay for a forceout at home and another at third.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
The veteran running back threw the ball to Goff, who bobbled it before regaining control and got into the end zone for what was thought to be a touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Chiefs may have been a Bolton-bobble away from keeping that streak alive in Jacksonville.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
One bobble, one slip, and a cyclist may be passed by a dozen others.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Bobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobble. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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