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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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
With the Phillies tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings, Kerkering bobbled a ground ball hit back to him and overthrew the catcher with bases loaded, ultimately losing the game for his team.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs may have been a Bolton-bobble away from keeping that streak alive in Jacksonville.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The 49ers were poised to answer with their first points, but the Falcons’ Kaden Ellis intercepted a Jones pass that Jauan Jennings bobbled at the Falcons’ 18.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
With the Phillies tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings, Kerkering bobbled a ground ball hit back to him and overthrew the catcher with bases loaded, ultimately losing the game for his team.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
The Chiefs may have been a Bolton-bobble away from keeping that streak alive in Jacksonville.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Bobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobble. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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