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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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Kyle Branch plated a runner from third on a safety squeeze in which Cook bobbled the ball for an error.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
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
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Verb
Freddy Fermin, who earlier in the game homered to give the Padres a 1-0 lead, followed by laying down a sacrifice bunt that Antone simply bobbled and never made a throw on, loading the bases.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Kyle Branch plated a runner from third on a safety squeeze in which Cook bobbled the ball for an error.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 June 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
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“Bobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobble. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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