Examples of flub in a Sentence
Verb
The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.
The actress flubbed several lines.
Noun
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
But Andrew Garfield told a funny story about Pattinson's old roommate, Tom Sturridge, flubbing his own audition for a part in the film.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Others couldn’t resist turning the flub into a Mets omen.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
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Verb
In overtime, leading Leafs scorer William Nylander had a breakaway but flubbed it, sending the Kings the other way for an odd-man rush.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
But Andrew Garfield told a funny story about Pattinson's old roommate, Tom Sturridge, flubbing his own audition for a part in the film.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
This isn’t to say that young male actors get a free pass and never get pounced on — Timothée Chalamet’s epic opera and ballet flub comes to mind.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Others couldn’t resist turning the flub into a Mets omen.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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