Synonyms
Examples of flub in a Sentence
Verb
The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.
The actress flubbed several lines.
Noun
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
Recent Examples on the Web
Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
And Matthew flubs a line and the audience loves it.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Matt Klink, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
For the last 3 1/2 years, White House aides have kept Biden fairly sheltered, avoiding large news conferences and sit-down interviews with reporters in which the president’s long-standing penchant for verbal flubs might create a problem.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
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Verb
The Cubs plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh, which started when Mike Yastrzemski lost a fly ball in the sun and ended with Wilmer Flores flubbing a rundown.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
And Matthew flubs a line and the audience loves it.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Noun
Barring a major flub by either candidate, presidential debates won’t change voters’ minds before November.
—Matt Klink, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
For the last 3 1/2 years, White House aides have kept Biden fairly sheltered, avoiding large news conferences and sit-down interviews with reporters in which the president’s long-standing penchant for verbal flubs might create a problem.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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