British slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of nobble Poland’s ruling party has tried to nobble the courts and the civil service. The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobble
Verb
  • Guys were continually getting above pucks and taking hard strides back, not cheating for offense.
    Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Regarding the subject of cheating and whether students might use AI to write essays, edX told Fortune that GradyAI has cheating detection built into its algorithms that can be turned on or off depending on the application.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Casanovas’ use of the brand as a platform for self-expression has clearly grabbed attention among his Gen Z peers.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So instead of getting out your sad, chipped mixing bowls as your backup serving pieces, grab a three-piece set of these Trudeau porcelain serving bowls.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a sector already squeezed by rising land prices, material costs, and labor shortages, those weeks of manual quantification represent millions of dollars in overhead that never swing a hammer.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Made mostly of muscle without a bone in their bodies, these wonderful weirdos can squeeze into spaces scarcely bigger than their eyeballs.
    Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When a major cloud provider sneezes, the Internet catches a cold.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Wide receiver Keenan Allen caught a team-leading 11 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wentz was once plucked from a cocoon in North Dakota and thrown into the Philadelphia fire.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Helicopters have been plucking people off rooftops for rescue from flooding and structural damage.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Diabate is relentless and has an uncanny knack for the ball, endearing himself to his teammates with his penchant for keeping the ball alive or snatching offense rebounds off the glass.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Those hoping to snatch a home in this busy period faced limited options on the market, as the country’s developers had chronically underbuilt compared to demand in the years following the subprime mortgage crisis, leading to ruthless bidding wars and climbing home values.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Joey Ortiz stung a groundball to Muncy’s left.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But for Hovland, the lingering frustration of missing Sunday singles and watching Harris English sit out for no fault of his own still stings.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Unified Government can seize someone’s home in this way if the residents don’t pay all their property taxes for three years.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Leveraging geopolitical insights allows businesses to build resilient partnerships and seize emerging opportunities before rivals.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Nobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobble. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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