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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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The Commanders’ first drive ended when Mike Danna intercepted a pass bobbled by Deebo Samuel.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 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
After bobbling the snap, Rodgers eventually picked up the bouncing ball, broke several tackles, started running backward to avoid the pressure, eventually rolled out and threw the ball on the move to a wide-open receiver in the end zone.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The Commanders’ first drive ended when Mike Danna intercepted a pass bobbled by Deebo Samuel.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
One wrong foothold, one bobble, one slip, and he is destined to fall for a while.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 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 16 Nov. 2025.
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