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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Jacob Rodriguez was so frustrated by his inability to pull down a pass from a coach during a drill designed to sharpen the linebacker unit’s instincts and hands, the rookie spiked the ball on the turf after bobbling it.—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 The ball got past Crawford for a double and Call went to third when right fielder Adolis Garcia bobbled it.—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Noun
Ordinary humans like Stephen’s selfish boss are depicted as giant walking eggs, while others are proportioned like bobble heads.—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026 The Kings, who had a 5-3 advantage in shots in the first, got the first excellent chance of the game when dangerous goal scorer Adrian Kempe took advantage of a bobble at the LA blue line.—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bobble