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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Another run came in on Ramón Laureano's grounder to first baseman Josh Naylor, who bobbled the ball and had only the play at the bag.—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 But none of it mattered because Chisholm bobbled the ball, and the Rays won.—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 12 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 See All Example Sentences for bobble