flubbed

past tense of flub

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flubbed The comedian eventually flubbed a line and broke into laughter while performing the sketch on live TV. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025 The Padres added a run against Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen in the fifth when Machado walked, Bogaerts volleyed his second single into right field, Sheets reached on a fielder’s choice in which the Diamondbacks flubbed a catch and Jake Cronenworth walked. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025 Just as Alexis Bellino flubbed her second chance by aligning herself too closely with Johnny J, an Ed Hardy snapback that refuses to die, Gretchen is ruining hers by trying to relitigate things from the Obama Administration. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flubbed
Verb
  • Onana then fumbled a low cross from the right by Yasin Ayari, with the ball falling to the feet of Georginio Rutter.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Last season, Daniels fumbled the ball twice in the last five minutes.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But even on a night where Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards scored 31, no one was better than Dončić, who only stumbled when the Lakers tried to get him to 50 points.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Abdi stumbled, and only kept himself upright by leaning with both hands on his cane.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the final whistle blew at Memorial Stadium, Kiffin made some headlines for his postgame behavior toward an Oklahoma player.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But as the team was celebrating, the officials on the field blew the play dead and gave Philadelphia the first down.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Canal Street on Thursday morning, lost tourists tripped over commuters hustling out of the subway, the grates on the souvenir stores went up, but most of the street vendors were still missing.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Prodded by a fan question about bloopers while reading a story on air, asked by Bravo host Andy Cohen, Daly recalled how working with a teleprompter and a big name like Leonardo DiCaprio tripped him up.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Flubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flubbed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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