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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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
28 May 2026
The Giants only committed one error when shortstop Willy Adames flubbed a routine grounder, but there were several instances of sloppy defense on San Francisco’s end.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
But those are only the flubs that Jeopardy judges catch and acknowledge during tapings.
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
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Verb
During a critical game five matchup in Oklahoma City earlier this week, refs flubbed a major out-of-bounds call at a crucial point in the later half of the game.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
28 May 2026
The Giants only committed one error when shortstop Willy Adames flubbed a routine grounder, but there were several instances of sloppy defense on San Francisco’s end.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
Noun
The lefty, who needed 37 pitches to get through the fourth due to Cabrera’s flub and three free passes, logged five innings, two runs (0 earned), four walks and six strikeouts over 96 pitches.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
But those are only the flubs that Jeopardy judges catch and acknowledge during tapings.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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