dribble
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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
For him, the human connection, human respect is as important — if not more important — than the ability to dribble through tight spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Madueke had five touches in the opposition box, completed his only dribble of the game and won the penalty to set England on their way.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“It is I, the Great Bentini,” Ben mimicked as he began to dribble the ball between his legs trying to shame his father into open court where he knew he could drive around him.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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He had 12 touches in the opposition box, completed seven out of eight dribbles, and registered two crucial assists.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
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
Williams completed 43.8% of his 153 dribbles last season, scored six goals and registered three assists in a campaign that was disrupted by injury.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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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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
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
He must have forgotten who was guarding him, because Brandon McCoy came flying like Superman to block the shot, then took the deflected ball, dribbled and delivered an uncontested dunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
I dribbled three times, bent my knees, released, and followed through.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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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
It came at a time when Spanish football was harder to consume for UK audiences, before the peak Revista de la Liga era, making McManaman, renowned for his dribbling and creativity, something of an enigma.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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
Blowflies droned about them, from time to time settling on the mucus dribbling from their noses into their mouths.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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