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dribble

[drib-uhl] / ˈdrɪb əl /


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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

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

"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

“This is an industrial area, and there’s plenty of stuff around to catch fire,” he said, sidestepping a dribble of oily water.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

The people I passed would look me up and down, and I would look back, give the traditional head nod, and then go back to practicing my crossover dribble.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Palmer was creative, physically impressive and produced several superb dribbles before scoring an excellent third goal.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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

At Cagliari, Palestra attempted 73 dribbles over distances of more than 5m - the most by any defender in Serie A - with only Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz recording more in the competition.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

When Mbappe dribbles, it's normally with more pace.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Little dribbles and bits, but no matter, it is money.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

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

After taking a feed from Weston McKennie at the top of the box, Balogun dribbled around a defender as he entered the penalty area, then buried a left-footed shot into the back of the net.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

On the field, Maradona dazzled fans as he dribbled around defenders like no else could.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

A sweetly-struck kick sailed over Steyn and dribbled into touch five metres from Scotland's line for a 50:22.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

My excitement dribbled away, my face going purple.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Kane, not known for his dribbling - and by his own admission "not the fastest", has thrived on his own terms.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Rather than dribbling at every opportunity, he now shows a better understanding of when to accelerate attacks and when to recycle possession.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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

There was the sound of a basketball dribbling on the porch.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks




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