How to Use dribble in a Sentence

dribble

1 of 2 verb

• Juice dribbled down his chin.
• Dribble olive oil over the warm bread before serving.
• She dribbled across the basketball court.
• He skillfully dribbled the soccer ball towards the goal.
• She accidentally dribbled wine onto the rug.
• But this time, the ball ticked off the end of the club and dribbled 27 yards to the right.
  — Stu Woo, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
• Stern likes to eat them over the sink, juice dribbling down his chin.
  — Patricia Mazzei, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
• He’s shown dribbling down the court and passes the ball to a teammate to make a lay-up.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 22 Feb. 2024
• When a young man tries to quench its thirst, the water dribbles out of a hole in its neck.
  — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• Noel took a feed, dribbled the puck with his stick and slammed the puck into the net with ease.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• But Butler ghosted in from the side to swipe the ball and dribbled to the other end.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
• The Wolverines recovered it, with Brown dribbling around the left edge of the key.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2023
• Out of a time out, with a foul to give, the Lynx let Hayes dribble for a layup with 5.2 seconds left to tie the game.
  — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 4 June 2021
• White ripped the ball through to his right side and began dribbling down an open lane toward the hoop.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
• The Aztecs called timeout with 12 seconds left and and set up a play for Butler to dribble off a screen at the top.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• But, out of time out, the Lynx misplayed the inbounds, allowing Charles to dribble in alone for the score.
  — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
• The first frame Chadwick shared shows the bear clinging to the neck of the cow moose with its paws, while blood dribbles from a wound on the moose’s shoulder.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
• Bojan Bogdanovic can find his range on a good night, but force him to dribble and dish and watch the turnovers stack up.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 May 2021
• The senior dribbled in and beat the Northwest goalkeeper to the short, right side from seven yards out to up the Owl’s lead to 4-1.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
• Unscrew it, put in a cup of kibble, rest it on the floor, walk away, and the dog will push the egg around with his nose and paws to get the food to dribble out.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022
• Roacho Amador quickly picked up the basics of how to dribble and shoot.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2020
• Cordner sent a wide ball to Loden, who dribbled down the sideline.
  — Lynn Ramsey, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
• About a minute later, Green dribbled the ball downfield, got a good look and scored from about 25 yards out.
  — Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
• These beloved berries will stain your fingers a deep purple and leave trails of juice dribbling down your chin.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 July 2023
• So Adam set up a series of cones for a dribbling drill in the front yard of their home in California.
  — Billy Witz, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023
• Mitchell emptying the side allowed Pulliam to dribble to the right wing in hopes of feeding the mismatch in the post.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021
• Guards and wings fly around the perimeter of play, dribbling, passing, taking longer shots.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• Maybe not strong enough to dribble through traffic or body up on defense.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2022
• But Blackshear, dribbling the ball at the top, didn’t wait to see if Lucas was open.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
• So as the audition process advanced, the actors were asked to dribble, shoot and do layups for the creative team.
  — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 17 July 2023

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dribble

2 of 2 noun

• He wiped a dribble of juice from the corner of the baby's mouth.
• She gave the ball a dribble before passing it.
• The last time the ball hit the floor was Thurmond’s last dribble.
  — Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2022
• Was able to knock down catch-and-shoots, off the dribble, in the midrange, off the dribble from 3.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
• He’s one of the few Suns who can attack the rim off the dribble, and the team needs him to do it.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2022
• Then the second: a deep breath, two dribbles and a clean make for the lead.
  — Aaron Beard, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
• Batton took a dribble, jumped off two feet and laid the ball in off the glass.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Feb. 2022
• LoVett can stop and pop off the dribble in midrange as well as from deep.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2022
• That slight lapse allowed Danz a chance to steal on the dribble and lay it up for the win.
  — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2022
• Two, the Suns are still a work in progress defending the dribble.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
• Birkholz just went behind his back on a dribble for a floater in the lane to make it 6-4.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
• The Bradley guard tried to shake Flanigan at the top of the key and shed him with a step-back off the dribble to his left.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 22 Nov. 2022
• Now, the eyes that had watched her dribble around the park lolled to the left or right, unfocused.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
• Alabama pressed in the half-court and forced the Commodores to beat them off the dribble.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 31 Jan. 2023
• Kunka has the size and the ability off the dribble to score at the basket.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 11 Jan. 2022
• That's her goal for next year: create more off the dribble within the flow of the offense.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2022
• The Suns could use a guy who’s all but guaranteed to give you 20 points a night off the dribble.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2023
• In the first half (and the first few minutes of the third quarter), Penn State simply beat IU off the dribble.
  — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
• The 7-foot-1 junior chased it down in mid-air, took a dribble, turned from 30 feet out and heaved the ball as the clock expired.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
• Though Mahaney thrives off the dribble, Ducas is more of a catch-and-shoot player.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023
• Kane took a quick dribble and shot the ball past defender Amos Pieper and into the net.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
• Sessoms' talent off the dribble helps the rest of Penn State's scorers get open looks.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Jan. 2022
• That will require Tatum and Brown to keep firing off the dribble and barreling to the rim.
  — Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
• Chet looked more like the HS version of himself with the freedom to create so much off the dribble.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2022
• Thompson is more of a scorer than his brother and has great burst off the dribble.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
• If Smart had held the ball a moment longer, or taken a dribble, his shot would have been the only shot.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
• But one of Wahl’s assets is the ability to beat defenders off the dribble and get to the rim from the three-point line.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2023
• Butler, at 6-7, used a first step and dribble to create an open jumper.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2022
• Frequently, the two beat the player in front of them off the dribble, forcing the Fever’s defense to collapse and leave the wings open.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 22 July 2022
• Smith tries to attack Green off the dribble but instead is forced to shoot over the outstretched arm of Green and misses.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024