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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
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Walz was criticized following the Oct. 1 debate for flubbing an answer about allegedly misspeaking about being in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
There’s been some flubs at past stops, but this time, a man in a black shirt aggressively shimmys his way into the frame, shoving influencer and podcaster Brittany Broski out of way.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Last week was super hard on Maher, who broke down in tears after flubbing some steps during Hair Metal Night.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Walz was criticized following the Oct. 1 debate for flubbing an answer about allegedly misspeaking about being in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
The flub is believed to have hurt the then-Democratic nominee's presidential race.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
There’s been some flubs at past stops, but this time, a man in a black shirt aggressively shimmys his way into the frame, shoving influencer and podcaster Brittany Broski out of way.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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