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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Verb
But a replay showed that the ball was bobbled multiple times, went off Bryant and finally landed in the hands of Wilson for the touchdown.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025 The two-point attempt went horribly with Judkins bobbling the snap and ultimately throwing it into no-man’s land.—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
Caught it, but not until after a bobble as he was getting thrown backward.—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025 And, the consequence of a bobble, or a wrong turn, is certain death.—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bobble
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