How to Use dabble in a Sentence

dabble

verb

• The ducks dabbled in the stream.
• She sat by the pool, dabbling her feet in the cool water.
• The hens of many dabbling species make shrill quacks, while drakes make softer peeps and whistles.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
• The Rolling Stones rose to the challenge with Aftermath, dabbling in sitar and dulcimer.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
• In 1975, Blume dabbled in the world of Y.A. with her first teen novel, Forever.
  — Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
• Bought it for my daughter who loves to dabble in makeup.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 1 Dec. 2022
• Well, Avery the mallard is not only cute but also loves dabbling in the world of art.
  — Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• On the rare moment of downtime, Ainslie dabbles in other sports.
  — Erin Carlson, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
• As noted above, this series is not Philipps’ first time dabbling in late-night TV.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
• Rarely content to work in one genre, the group dabbles here in the country rock stylings of the Byrds in tandem with tinges of ’70s British pub rockers such as Nick Lowe.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 22 Mar. 2023
• Amazon has been dabbling in the grocery business for years.
  — Dan Gallagher, wsj.com, 12 May 2023
• One of the easiest ways to dabble with biophilic design is through live plants.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2022
• This is ideal for the mom that wants to dabble in the smartwatch trend to track her fitness, but doesn’t want to sacrifice style.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 25 Mar. 2022
• The oligarch soon started to dabble in the realm of private militaries.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 6 Sep. 2023
• What may be even more appealing is that there's a range of both drugstore buys and worthwhile splurges to dabble in.
  — Allure, 12 Oct. 2021
• The cast includes Dominique Thorne and Normani (in her feature film debut), who both had to dabble in the genre of ‘80s rap for their roles.
  — Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
• That work didn’t pay much, and Min began to dabble in journalism as a side hustle.
  — Matt Stevens, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• Viard also dabbled in men’s styles with menswear jackets and dandy-like British dressing gowns.
  — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023
• The star, 54, likes to vary her workouts, sometimes dabbling in yoga, and other times in boxing or barre.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
• There’s the social media scroller who wants to dabble in #vanlife without plopping down a big wad of cash.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Nov. 2021
• Of course, dabbling in some form of romanticization is hard to avoid.
  — J.p Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• From hip-hop and gospel to reggae and country, Snoop Dogg is no stranger to dabbling in different genres.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 15 June 2023
• After 14 years playing in the NFL, Sanders dabbled in coaching high school football.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
• But guys can dabble by getting a fisherman’s beanie from Heimat Textil, while the Row does a women’s rollneck on the right side of neon.
  — Wsj Off Duty Editors, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
• Today’s lethal fentanyl doses are tucked into the staples of the college drug scene, the stuff that even the square kids may dabble in — weed and pills (even pain pills and study pills).
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 9 June 2022
• Glazer’s career began in the mid 2000’s with some dabbling in New York City’s local improv and stand-up scene.
  — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
• Rhode has been synonymous with the coveted glazed donut skin trend (because of course), but the brand is now dabbling in color.
  — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 28 Sep. 2023
• The four members of Blackpink have dabbled in solo careers to varying degrees amidst the group’s global rise over the past few years.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2023
• And there's no way to dabble in film chemistry without spending some money.
  — PCMAG, 9 Mar. 2022
• Nevertheless, Pierson had a fun time and found that dabbling in a new-to-her form of fitness helped reignite her spark for cycling.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 21 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024