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dribble

[drib-uhl] / ˈdrɪb əl /


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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

Of course, it’s unclear what that coda would look like, and if it involves spending a lot of time watching James Harden dribble in circles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

He is a left-footed right-winger who has excellent close control and loves to dribble.

From BBC Jun. 9, 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

The boy on the right side in Ben’s line received the ball from Coach Spinks, took one tentative, almost apologetic dribble toward the basket, then stopped and looked for his partner.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Tel completed more dribbles, with 39 to Gakpo's 34, although Gakpo posted the slightly better success rate at 45.95%.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Despite only playing 34 minutes as a substitute, the Manchester United man has completed the most dribbles and has the best success rate among the 32 players to attempt five or more.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

No other player has attempted more than four dribbles without success at the World Cup so far.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

"She used to play for fun while admiring and trying to copy Neymar's dribbles."

From BBC May 22, 2026

Eventually, I gave it a couple of dribbles.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Kiki Rice dribbled to the hoop, deked and then put up a shot over the Toronto Tempo practice squad, crisp ombre blue-and-burgundy nails releasing the ball into the basket.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

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

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

Drew dribbled until he had enough room to turn around.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

England fan completes challenge dribbling ball from Africa.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Rodri’s dribbling opened more space for Spain, allowing him to create a shooting opportunity that grazed the post in the 54th minute.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

They went from so-so to absolutely unstoppable as head coach Mike Brown tweaked the offense—less dribbling, more cutting and passing—and Brunson morphed into one of the all-time clutch heroes of New York sports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

For one thing, they are both left-footed, and the youngster's game is blessed with the same dribbling intelligence, the same deceptive ease, that makes the difficult look inevitable.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

“And when we have kids, well, you know who’ll be the godfather,” Lucas said, dribbling the ball.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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