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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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
The economy bobbled repeatedly from 1920 to 1940.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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
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Verb
Canning walked two batters in the first inning and had surrendered a two-out single up the middle that shortstop Bogaerts stopped but bobbled, prompting Sam Antonacci to round third and try for home, where he was thrown out by Bogaerts by about four steps.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
The economy bobbled repeatedly from 1920 to 1940.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 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
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“Bobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobble. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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