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Recent Examples of bobble
Noun
The first game, there were a bunch of bobbles and missed box outs. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024 Wednesday, the Padres started off with consecutive singles — the second aided by a bobble at first base — before a slider caught too much of the plate. Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Verb
The words bobbled out towards me from the deep-swallowing mouths of specialists. Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024 Cincinnati safety Jordan Battle returned a fumble 61 yards in Nashville for what appeared to be an easy score, only to bobble the rock just before crossing the plane, sending the ball skidding through to the back of the end zone. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bobble 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobble
Noun
  • Expert instructors will teach you how to get started, practical uses, tips for effective prompt-writing, and mistakes to avoid.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Then, of course, there are the mistakes and regrets of someone doing this job for the first time.
    Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Snoop Dogg couldn't fumble the opportunity to roast the nearly 50-year age gap between football coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend at the NFL Honors.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The seventh season will no doubt spotlight Leclerc’s win in his native Monaco, Norris fumbling his first WDC and Carlos Sainz’s search for an F1 seat after Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • After all, the impossibly blue body of water, the largest alpine lake in North America, is ideal for every warm-weather activity from boating, swimming, and kayaking to hiking, mountain biking, and simply relaxing on the pristine shore of the lake or bobbing about in the ultra-pure waters.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The design offers 360-degree neck support, which prevents the most common issues of head bobbing and side-to-side movements that jolt you awake, all while providing comfort for the neck.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Just like when Trump recently helped legitimize Maduro by sending White House special envoy Richard Grenell to meet with the Venezuelan dictator and pose in smiling pictures with him, Trump’s de facto abandonment of pro-democracy groups in the hemisphere is a major blunder.
    Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Foreign policy is hard, but this is just a very big early blunder.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Spartans jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, but blew the game open in the second behind Blair’s playmaking.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The firm expanded rapidly, blowing through funds at an equal breakneck pace.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The actress complemented the dress with a pair of Christian Louboutin pumps in a similar, though darker, hue.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
  • After strong objections from the vast majority of community leaders in the south metro, the Minnesota legislature will be pumping the brakes for now on what was known as the ‘missing middle housing’ bills.
    Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The intended answer, 88 ounces, indicated that a programming or grading error had been made after the child had handed the paper over.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • For results based on this sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • My desire is stronger for us, even in just this country, to heal, and to talk, and to shake each other’s hands.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Fill the spray bottle with lukewarm water and shake gently.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Bobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobble. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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