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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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 See All Example Sentences for bobble
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