bubbles

Example Sentences

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What consequential life experiences have I missed, taunting my eyeballs, indulging this social media imp turned experimental pugilist as he bumbles around the ring with has-beens and never-weres?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

A climactic moment in the scene involves the Spanish Steps, when the Fiat bumbles its way right down the monument.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

It was just that kind of day for the New York Jets: Stumbles, fumbles and bumbles, especially on offense.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022

It’s the latest in a series of bumbles by the former vice president, who has admitted to being a “gaffe machine.”

From Fox News • May 15, 2020

As the night goes on—there’s lots more talking and laughing, and at one point Daddy bumbles downstairs to give each of us a red envelope with a fifty-dollar bill in it—I forget about it.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone