How to Use squib in a Sentence

squib

1 of 2 noun

• The effect was to turn a slight and charming little squib into a showpiece.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• The Journal offered a two-paragraph squib buried deep in the paper.
  — oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2022
• The game, then, could have been something of a damp squib, with a point effectively suiting both sides.
  — SI.com, 17 June 2019
• But the worst part was, on the last take, the one with the spaghetti squash, the last squib that went off was about two inches off of my crouch.
  — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2017
• Michael Wursthorn Friday's jobs report proved a damp squib to many analysts.
  — WSJ, 2 Aug. 2019
• People have always made overblown promises for AI, which have inevitably ended in a damp squib.
  — Ravi Mayuram, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• It cannot be avoided, however, that after the giddy sugar rush of season one, season two was a bit of a damp squib overall.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2022
• But as a celebration of the return of cinema, Berlin 2022 was a bit of a damp squib.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2022
• The bipartisan infrastructure package working its way through congress is, at best, a damp squib from a climate standpoint.
  — Michael E. Mann, Time, 9 Aug. 2021
• In an era crying out for radical thinking, Packer offers the damp squib of incrementalism.
  — Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2021
• Even a call for a general strike by Catalonian labor unions was a damp squib, with public- and private-sector workers alike mainly turning up for work as usual.
  — Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2017
• Whether President Biden’s moonshot lifts off or turns out to be a damp squib will hinge largely on how the administration engages private landowners.
  — Brian Yablonski, National Review, 15 Mar. 2021
• The day after Morse unveiled his device, a newspaper used a telegraph to relay the first squib of news from Washington to Baltimore.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
• The risk is that Congress ends up passing a tax cut that is a damp squib for economic growth—amid an expansion that is already long by historical standards and needs a capital investment boost.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2017
• Twain, in turn, had an obscene, unpublishable squib called 1601 intended for private circulation.
  — Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• Even if repatriation is a damp squib, however, America can expect capital inflows in 2018.
  — The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
• Bloody squib packs have not been put to such magnificent use in some time, part of an overall aesthetic of merciless, fabulous violence in keeping with the ’70s revisionist vibe cultivated here.
  — Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
• However, the most recent update ‘feature’ update to Windows 10 was a desperately damp squib with no significant features added, suggesting that developers had been diverted to a new project.
  — Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 June 2021
• The only squib marks left on anyone were on the almost 5,000 patrons who braved one of the most refreshingly moderate ocean breezes California has to offer to see maybe still the best homegrown group California has had to offer in any recent year.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
• Sterling Pyrotechnics’ high-performance, lead-free alternative to traditional squibs provides the film industry with a non-toxic, repeatable solution for practical bullet effects that maintains technical compatibility with legacy devices.
  — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026

squib

2 of 2 verb

• And then Gavin squibbed one in there, down the third-base line.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
• Two pitches in, David Freese squibbed one to the left of the mound.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2017
• Tyler White squibbed a single that no infielder could gather in time for a play at first.
  — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2018
• Joc Pederson squibbed a grounder that Ramirez could not convert into an out.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 14 June 2017
• Bellinger hit a grounder that squibbed past Beltre at third base for an RBI double.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 12 June 2018
• Smith squibbed a soft ground ball up the first-base line that Carlos Santana smothered beyond the bag.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
• In the 19th minute, the ball squibbed just a bit too far from him in the box and a second opportunity was lost.
  — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
• Others believe teams with experienced kickers will just choose to squib or sky kicks in order to bypass the new rule.
  — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 May 2018
• The Buckeyes simply gave up and were pooch kicking and squibbing the ball at the end against Penn State.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• But Yangervis Solarte’s squib off the bat handle scored Luis Sardinas.
  — Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 4 May 2017
• Sure enough, Gregorius squibbed an infield single in his first at-bat before lifting his homer into the second deck in right field.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
• Sure enough, Gregorius squibbed an infield single in his first at-bat before lifting his homer into the second deck in right field.
  — baltimoresun.com, 6 Oct. 2019
• Shohei Ohtani squibbed a ball in front of the plate that rookie Padres catcher Rodolfo Durán fired into the outfield.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 19 May 2026
• Kicker Eric Espinosa, who finished the night with nine point-after-attempts, squibbed the ball again just past the 50-yard line and his teammates recovered the second onside kick attempt.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2019
• But Purdue was assessed a personal foul after squibbing the ensuing kickoff to midfield, and runs of 21 and 14 yards by Sargent gave the Hawkeyes the cushion.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
• The Lions were concerned about the dangerous return man, so after the Lions took a 14-7 lead on their second possession, kicker Matt Prater squibbed the kickoff — hard.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2019