dribble
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President of basketball operations Rob Pelinka said before the season that he and Redick wanted to intentionally build a cast of role players who could pass, dribble and shoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
An exciting attacking midfielder with an ability to spot a pass or dribble past his opponent, Wilshere twice won the FA Cup with the Gunners.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
A dribble of mignonette barely tamed their muscular salinity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The club trophies are beginning to stack up already for the fast, direct, skilful winger who loves to run at an opponent and dribble past them.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I pressed the bottle against his mouth, poured some milk on my fingers and tried to dribble it in.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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No player attempted more dribbles in the match than his eight.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Palmer was creative, physically impressive and produced several superb dribbles before scoring an excellent third goal.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
According to Opta, Williams averaged 8.2 dribbles per 90 minutes last season in La Liga with only Lamine Yamal, Kevin and Jeremy Doku averaging more in Europe's top five leagues.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
For Bayern last season, he averaged almost double the number of touches per game, created twice as many chances per 90 and averaged two dribbles each match as opposed to one in Haaland's case.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Watch this, Nick, he says, then dribbles to the center of his backyard and flame throws a banana kick so swift, it basically splits the air, then sizzles right into his doghouse.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
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While just two players have dribbled past their opponent more than Lionel Messi at this World Cup, his team-mates have rarely attempted to do the same.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"When I was small I never dribbled much or got past many opponents. I scored a lot of goals, ran a lot, but above all I had very good vision of the game," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
On the field, Maradona dazzled fans as he dribbled around defenders like no else could.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
“I dribbled the ball literally out of bounds one time,” said Reaves, who had 16 points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
The windshield dribbled away like wax under a blowtorch.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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The video shows Nevada skillfully dribbling the ball and scoring, before cutting to the preschool prodigy looking at the cops with confusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Here, Savio's quick dribbling ability gets him to the byeline.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
England fan completes challenge dribbling ball from Africa.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
There’s no dribbling here, no sudden change of direction, or blur of delicate touches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Foam was dribbling from his mouth, and his eyes were bulging from their sockets.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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