bobbled

past tense of bobble

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bobbled Pass behind Ben Sims was bobbled and intercepted by Tyrel Dodson for a touchdown. Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 On the next play, tight end Jared Wiley bobbled a pass into the arms of Conner, leading to two interceptions in two plays for Mahomes. Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Machado followed with a single to the gap in right-center that McCarthy bobbled, allowing Cronenworth to race around third and get home to tie the game again. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026 Blaze Jordan followed with a potential inning-ending, double-play grounder to third base, but Denzer Guzman bobbled the ball and his only play was to first as Nootbaar scored for a 2-0 lead. Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 In the 88th minute of a quarterfinal against Belgium on Friday, Spanish defender Pau Cubarsí launched a long-range shot outside the box that Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens blocked but bobbled. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026 Antonacci batted with the bases loaded in the sixth and hit a slow grounder that first baseman Kyle Manzardo slightly bobbled. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 With Pete Crow-Armstrong on second base, Bregman did not sprint out of the batter’s box at American Family Field after hitting a soft grounder to Milwaukee shortstop Cooper Pratt, who bobbled the ball. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 June 2026 The ball got past Crawford for a double and Call went to third when right fielder Adolis Garcia bobbled it. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobbled
Verb
  • And Cam Skattebo fumbled at the end of a long run when Layne punched the ball out and corner Korie Black recovered.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Omar Brown hauled in an interception but fumbled, ball was recovered by Anthony Hankerson.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One afternoon as a rookie, listening to coaches drone on in a dark room with film cutups flashing in front of them, his head bobbed.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Six young women — hair fashionably bobbed, shins covered by knee-high socks — posed in dark, modest swimming suits in the tiled abyss of an empty swimming pool.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Banana Ball World Tour blew through Boise last weekend, bringing two nights of family-friendly, wacky baseball to Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Michael Thorbjornsen pumped his right fist after making a 26-foot putt for birdie on his last hole to shoot 7-under 63 and reach 18 under to win his first PGA Tour title by two shots at the final Rocket Classic on Sunday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The quarterback pumped before launching the deep pass downfield.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Howard shook off a shooting slump to pour in a game-high 23 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In Damascus, over the course of a single week in July, two bombings shook the city.
    Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
  • Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

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“Bobbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbled. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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