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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Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Counsell also declined to blame Bregman for not going full speed on a grounder to short in the fifth that Pratt bobbled but still got the out.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Ordinary humans like Stephen’s selfish boss are depicted as giant walking eggs, while others are proportioned like bobble heads.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
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Verb
With Pete Crow-Armstrong on second base, Bregman did not sprint out of the batter’s box at American Family Field after hitting a soft grounder to Milwaukee shortstop Cooper Pratt, who bobbled the ball.
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Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Counsell also declined to blame Bregman for not going full speed on a grounder to short in the fifth that Pratt bobbled but still got the out.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Noun
Mara’s hands can be an issue with bobbles and turnovers, and his lateral foot speed is concerning.
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Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Ordinary humans like Stephen’s selfish boss are depicted as giant walking eggs, while others are proportioned like bobble heads.
—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Bobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobble. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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