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Examples of bobble in a Sentence
The catcher bobbled the ball.
the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe
Recent Examples of bobble from the Web
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Michael Conforto was running from first on the play and was safe when second baseman Howie Kendrick bobbled the ball before throwing over to get Frazier, allowing Cabrera to get home.
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Joey Gallo bobbled the ball, but picked it up and threw home.
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Jones tied the game in the seventh on a two-out run scoring single, a hit that came after Manny Machado sprinted out of the box on a single to center, landing on second after center fielder George Springer bobbled the ball.
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Ayew had Swansea's second shot on target a few moments later but his effort from 25 yards out bobbled comfortably into the hands of Dawson.
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On his second possession of the game, Franks’ pass over the middle was bobbled by receiver Van Jefferson and appeared to be picked off by starting safety and Miami Southridge alum Shawn Davis.
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Nick Foles guided the drive of a lifetime, Zach Ertz made a bobbling touchdown catch that had to survive replay review, and an exhausted defense came up with two stands in the final moments Sunday for a 41-33 victory.
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This bobbled catch by receiver Tyreek Hill wasn’t a deal-breaker against Tennessee, but the Chiefs have seen more than their share of bad luck once the playoffs roll around.
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The left fielder bobbled the ball on Maldonado's single, allowing Horvath to score on the play.
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Origin and Etymology of bobble
frequentative of 1bob
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First Known Use: 1812
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearbobble Synonyms
Synonyms
blow, boggle, bollix (up), boot, botch, bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up;
Near Antonyms
ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy;
Related Words
blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle;
blemish, blight, damage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, mutilate, ruin, spoil, vitiate;
Definition of bobble
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: a repeated bobbing movement
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: a small ball of fabric;
especially
: one in a series used on an edging
Examples of bobble in a Sentence
a bobble that cost them the game
The curtains have a series of bobbles along the edge.
Recent Examples of bobble from the Web
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Sister Jean got her own bobble-head doll, and a lot of love for her Loyola-Chicago basketball team.
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Chen fell once and had bobbles on other jumps and moves.
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Willing Jaguars tight end Ben Koyack’s TD catch to be overturned for an ever-so-slight bobble, just as happened to the Bills in New England just two weeks ago.
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Chen fell once and had bobbles on other jumps and moves.
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Chen fell once and had bobbles on other jumps and moves.
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Her bobble on her opening combination forced her to ditch the second jump, then add it on the fly later in the program.
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Every bobble, or head that’s tilted a little too far back, or arm that’s not stick straight is a deduction.
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The officials ultimately ruled that the bobble upon hitting the ground was enough to negate the catch.
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First Known Use of bobble
1836
bobble Synonyms
Synonyms
blunder, boo-boo, brick, clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip;
Near Antonyms
accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness;
Related Words
bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall;
misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding;
BOBBLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of bobble for English Language Learners
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: to move up and down quickly or repeatedly
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: to handle (something, such as a ball) in a clumsy or awkward way : to fail to catch (something)
bobble
Definition of bobble for English Language Learners
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: a mistake that occurs when a player fails to catch or handle the ball properly in baseball, football, etc.
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: a small ball of fabric that is used for decoration
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