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dribble

[drib-uhl] / ˈdrɪb əl /


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And I think at times guys that are really comfortable shooting off the dribble threes can sometimes hesitate on catch-and-shoot threes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

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

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

My brain dribble of an idea almost felt worse than having to hear Ma andPa yell at each other.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye

He recorded 12 touches in the opposition penalty area, created three chances, delivered eight crosses and completed five dribbles - all either the most or joint-most by a Chelsea player in Saturday's match.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 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

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

Tears glistened in his eyes; dribbles of snot oozed from his nostrils.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

To be fair to Maradona, he then scored probably the greatest World Cup goal of all time as he dribbled through half the England team, rounded Shilton and slotted home to double Argentina's lead.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

I once openly cheered as Clark raced down the court, dribbled behind her back, skated past a helpless defender, and drained a three-pointer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 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

A bristling sweat seeped into my clothes, dribbled behind my ears.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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

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

Bukayo Saka and Max Dowman's dribbling, combined with the passing of Martin Odegaard, Martin Zubimendi, Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis, provides repeatable solutions against packed defences.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

England fan completes challenge dribbling ball from Africa.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

I even pissed on the run, dribbling on my duct-taped boot.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline


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