How to Use fumble in a Sentence

fumble

1 of 2 verb

• She fumbled in her pocket for her keys.
• They fumbled a good opportunity to take control of the market.
• He fumbled the ball on the 20-yard line.
• He was hit hard and fumbled on the 20-yard line.
• The Trojans could have tied the game on the drive on which Lloyd fumbled.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• McCaffrey fumbled the ball on the first drive of the game.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
• Bags were dropped, keys fumbled for, and the ring was rescued.
  — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
• Howell fumbled and Cameron Thomas scooped the ball up and lunged across the goal line for the go-ahead score.
  — Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2023
• The turnover-fest began with 7:56 left in the first quarter when Malveaux forced Sanders to fumble at the Browns’ 4.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2020
• Eliminate the need to fumble with a set of tiny spoons with this gift.
  — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• On the Lions’ first play after the touchdown, the 49ers forced Gibbs to fumble.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
• But Take Note There are two layers of clips to fumble with.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 19 Oct. 2023
• Aragon fumbled for the right words to describe the emotions that followed.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2023
• The Steelers fumbled six times, losing two of them, and the Ravens twice, losing both.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2024
• With a chance to take the lead, the Braves fumbled and Mumper took the fumble back to help lock in the comeback victory.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023
• Not every ad scored a touchdown, and a few fumbled the ball.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Avoid fumbling with bottles and pop corks in just a few seconds.
  — Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
• The impact caused Corbo to fumble the football for a turnover.
  — John Kuntz, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2020
• And if the longtime friends and fumbling lovers can’t figure out a way to work together, the beach house is next.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2023
• The stretchy fabric is easy to pull on and off without fumbling with the button or zipper.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
• But on the next play, Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco fumbled and the big play was wasted.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• Allen would fumble on the next play to end the game, and Gillette Stadium went ballistic.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• Allen caused New York quarterback Daniel Jones to fumble on the opening series of the game.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 5 Dec. 2022
• Kyle McCord, though, fumbled the ball away on a sack on the following play.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
• The first came on the very first play of the 4th quarter, when Flowers fumbled just before crossing the plane for what would have been a touchdown.
  — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2024
• The Rams forced Dillon to fumble on the second play of the ensuing possession, but Rodgers scooped up the ball.
  — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2021
• And now Ezekiel Elliott fumbles on New England’s first play after the pick-six.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
• Daniel Jones has fumbled four times, thrown a league-high six interceptions and been sacked 22 times in four games.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
• Louis-Dreyfus does not fumble her sentences or search for words.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
• Boaz fumbled the ensuing kickoff and John Ducar kicked a 27-yard field goal for the Eagles’ final points of the night.
  — al, 26 Aug. 2023

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fumble

2 of 2 noun

• Hoecht had two sacks and forced a fumble against the Seahawks.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
• But the Browns defense forces a fumble, in which the attempt was failed.
  — Irie Harris, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
• In a tie game in the fourth quarter, Williams had a punt bounce off his knee — a muff rather than a fumble.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
• Bellinger lost a fumble at the Minnesota 23 in the first quarter.
  — Dave Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
• Davis also had one of four fumbles by the running backs.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• The fumble was the first time all season -- other than end-of-game kneel downs -- that the Bisons didn't score on a red-zone trip.
  — Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• Ward had more fumbles than all but three players in the nation.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
• Though the Ravens came up with only three points off the Chargers’ miscues, the three fumbles were killers.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• Even after a few fumbles, the hand warmer showed no scratches.
  — Lacey Muinos, Health, 27 July 2023
• The defense also did well and came away with a fumble early on.
  — oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2023
• Running back Cam Davis was able to knock his fumble out of bounds in the second quarter.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
• Caden Jenkins returned a fumble for a touchdown to cut the deficit to two points.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
• Then there was the fumble returned for a touchdown against Kansas City.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
• Before that, though, Prescott lost control on the exchange and lost his first fumble of the season.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2022
• Beechwood then recovered a fumble at the Lloyd 22-yard line.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2022
• The fumble bounced into the end zone and Kansas City recovered for a touchback.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• The linebacker was fifth in tackles (33) and had one fumble recovery.
  — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
• Jacksonville recovered the fumble on the Kansas City 37-yard line in the second quarter, but the Jaguars fumbled the football back to the Chiefs on the next play.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 18 Sep. 2023
• When Sneed forced the fumble on Flowers, Tranquill felt the Chiefs’ confidence swell.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
• Then, Kelce was taken out of the game for the first-down play — a run off left tackle by Isiah Pacheco resulting in a fumble and a Chiefs turnover.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024
• Wicks averaged an impressive 14.9 yards per catch, but his three fumbles were the most in the receivers group and are a concern.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• In the third quarter, the Aztecs appeared to recover a BYU fumble on the 25-yard-line, but officials ruled no fumble.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
• The Crusaders lost a fumble for the first time this season, then squandered a chance for a field goal on the final play of the first half as holder Patrick Haughney bobbled the snap.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
• Barring a catastrophic fumble, the Chiefs weren’t getting the ball back.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• Ridder's fumble on a sack stopped the Falcons from breaking a 10-10 tie just before halftime.
  — Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• In one of his best games at Florida State, Murphy had six tackles, 3 ½ tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble. 31.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
• Schwartz lost a fumble at the end of his reception as Houston took possession at the Cleveland 38-yard line and turned the takeaway into a field goal for the first points of the game.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 4 Dec. 2022
• The delay came during a sustained Jets march, and after play resumed Wilson lost a fumble on a sack by Von Miller.
  — Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2022
• Hendrickson forced a fumble early in the second quarter that gave the Bengals all of the game’s momentum.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 3 Jan. 2024
• Right before Pacheco’s fumble, Mecole Hardman hauled in a beautiful 52-yard deep shot from Mahomes.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024

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