How to Use dabble in a Sentence

dabble

verb

• The ducks dabbled in the stream.
• She sat by the pool, dabbling her feet in the cool water.
• This isn't the first time that the singer has dabbled with pink hair.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Oct. 2019
• This isn’t the first time the chain has dabbled in Ranch sauce.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
• Bowlan dabbled in the role last season.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
• But this isn’t Glossier’s first time dabbling in the world of sports.
  — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 25 June 2024
• Eichler didn’t dabble on this one.
  — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
• Swirling around him are friends who light up joints on the drive to school and dabble in quick-cash schemes.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2018
• That’s the kind of market in which the Rangers need to dabble.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2020
• Cardi isn't the only celeb to dabble in the world of blue hair this year.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Dec. 2025
• This isn’t the first time Apple has dabbled in the health care space.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
• Take a page from his long résumé and dabble in a side hustle (or three).
  — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
• The hens of many dabbling species make shrill quacks, while drakes make softer peeps and whistles.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
• Specialized dabbled in tandems around the same time.
  — Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
• Of course, this isn’t the first time the Roots have dabbled with video game music on the show.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 15 May 2018
• Her parents dabbled in a backyard garden for a few years, too.
  — Mary Grace Granados, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
• This isn't the first time Saweetie has dabbled in the tinsel world.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Aug. 2024
• Fields would not have been the first star quarterback to dabble in baseball.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 23 Oct. 2020
• This isn't the first time Bella has dabbled in the double-braid look.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 Jan. 2026
• For all of his comedic bona fides, Arnett had never dabbled in stand-up.
  — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2025
• One that even this reporter dabbled in, in the name of journalism.
  — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
• This isn’t the first time the rapper has dabbled in television.
  — Sydney Scott, Essence, 23 July 2019
• That doesn’t mean that the teen hasn’t dabbled in the music industry.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
• But since the sweaters are washed daily, she was forced to dabble in acrylic, which can be thrown in a machine.
  — Abby Ellin, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2018
• This isn't the first time that Chopra has dabbled with highlights, either.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2019
• But all are encouraged to dabble.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Mar. 2026
• Most of us, at some point, have dabbled with the idea of quitting our desk jobs and traveling the world.
  — Lale Arikoglu, CNT, 25 Aug. 2017
• But almost no one can come here without dabbling in a little pearl buying.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
• Some might have assumed at first that this woman was just an influencer dabbling in rap.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
• One of the easiest ways to dabble with biophilic design is through live plants.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2022