dribble
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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