dribble
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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
Marmoush decided to dribble centrally and there is a question as to whether he could have still played the pass - but the overarching ideas are almost coming together.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A dribble of mignonette barely tamed their muscular salinity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
"All anyone needs to play basketball is a ball and a hoop, a surface that you can dribble on, and New York City has an awful lot of that kind of space," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Sabrina burped, followed by a dribble of milky spit.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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He also ranked in the top three for dribbles completed per match.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
No player attempted more dribbles in the match than his eight.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
At this World Cup, the Frenchman has attempted 14 dribbles across the first two matches, compared with just one from Haaland.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Doku's brilliant showing made him just the third player in the Premier League this season to create six or more chances and complete six or more dribbles after Bukayo Saka and Elliot Anderson.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Finally, they reached the dribbles of water from a spigot that passed for a shower.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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On the field, Maradona dazzled fans as he dribbled around defenders like no else could.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Leverkusen were not happy with the penalty award as Malik Tillman's torso seemed to make contact with Madueke's foot as he dribbled into the box.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Sierra Canyon’s Delaney White received the ensuing inbounds pass, dribbled into the frontcourt, pulled up behind the three-point line and launched a potential tying jumper, but it hit the rim and bounced off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
Maswanhise gained possession inside the South African half, dribbled past two opponents and fired the ball wide of goalkeeper Ronwen Williams into the far corner.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
“Exactly. Loopy old Lemoncello said paperback books were meant to be taken to the beach, where they’d have suntan lotion, melting ice cream cones, and sand dribbled all over their pages.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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With a lot of these jokes it’s like dribbling a football, you just don’t know where it’s going to land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Links to Cody Gakpo and the signing of Savinho provide Spurs with the one-against-one pace and dribbling quality to bring attacks towards the box.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 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
When we’re done, Coach P. starts us doing sprints and dribbling drills, then we line up to make baskets.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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