Synonyms
Examples of bobble in a Sentence
Verb
The catcher bobbled the ball.
the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe
Noun
a bobble that cost them the game
The curtains have a series of bobbles along the edge.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Schade bobbled the feed initially, but then surged toward goal and found midfielder Cooper Ellis.
Ellis, playing attack for the first time in high school career, maneuvered with the presence of a veteran.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
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Verb
The usually dominant Doval struggled to find the strike zone, Marco Luciano — the Giants’ rookie shortstop — bobbled a potential game-ending double play grounder, and a Pirates rookie making his major-league debut snuck a single past second baseman Thairo Estrada to extend the inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Schade bobbled the feed initially, but then surged toward goal and found midfielder Cooper Ellis.
Ellis, playing attack for the first time in high school career, maneuvered with the presence of a veteran.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
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“Bobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobble. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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