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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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The two-point attempt went horribly with Judkins bobbling the snap and ultimately throwing it into no-man’s land.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
Montgomery, a former high school quarterback, got the snap in the backfield and threw to Goff, who powered his way into the end zone after a brief bobble.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
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Verb
But a replay showed that the ball was bobbled multiple times, went off Bryant and finally landed in the hands of Wilson for the touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The two-point attempt went horribly with Judkins bobbling the snap and ultimately throwing it into no-man’s land.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
And, the consequence of a bobble, or a wrong turn, is certain death.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
Montgomery, a former high school quarterback, got the snap in the backfield and threw to Goff, who powered his way into the end zone after a brief bobble.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Bobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobble. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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