flubs 1 of 2

plural of flub

flubs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flub

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flubs
Noun
Bahr sees this as being connected to policy flubs and misdirection. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Character animations are slick, but reliable in their control and inertia — rarely leading to flubs caused by anything other than player error. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flubs
Noun
  • However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable.
    Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • From a potentially serious injury sustained by linebacker Dwight Nunoo to a multitude of mistakes, Saturday’s 51-10 loss to the host Connecticut Huskies (4-2) was devastating to FIU (2-3).
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Iain also makes a good-looking tart with raspberries and white chocolate (gag) on the top but then somehow fumbles it while trying to put it on his display stand.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • While both teams were in position to flip some results, the Ravens have to feel a little snakebitten with how their games have played out, including a couple of fourth-quarter Derrick Henry fumbles.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But there have been some career stumbles recently, a superhero disappointment in particular, that must have complicated Johnson’s conception of his remarkable career.
    Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Following last week’s blunders against the Rams, in which Mitchell’s mistakes cost the team two touchdowns, he was effectively benched until garbage time in the fourth quarter.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Again, special teams blunders set the defense up in poor position, but the defense ultimately coughed up big gains on the ground.
    Mike Kaye September 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Vandy isn’t going to line up and trade blows with Alabama.
    Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Dallas Cowboys were part of an instant classic on Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers, trading blows all game before the matchup ultimately went into overtime and ended in a 40-40 tie.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to a recent holiday travel report from Google Flights, the average price of airline tickets tends to be at its lowest for domestic Thanksgiving trips 39 days before departure.
    Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
  • There are ghosts and spirits, horror episodes, trips back into the ‘70s, the odd touch of a Western.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even when Charlotte did have momentum, there were unforced errors, penalties, and turnovers that resulted in more South Florida points.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Even the slightest variation can cause errors in quantum computers, sensors, or communications systems.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Flubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flubs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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