dribble
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A dribble of mignonette barely tamed their muscular salinity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
In a recent game at Golden State, her dribble behind the back to create space for a 3-pointer left a Valkyries player staggering backward and grabbing her ankles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
"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
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At this World Cup, the Frenchman has attempted 14 dribbles across the first two matches, compared with just one from Haaland.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
When Mbappe dribbles, it's normally with more pace.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
These direct dribbles, paired with relentless running off the ball in behind a defence, naturally force opposing teams back towards their own goal.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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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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
"When I was small I never dribbled much or got past many opponents. I scored a lot of goals, ran a lot, but above all I had very good vision of the game," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
On the field, Maradona dazzled fans as he dribbled around defenders like no else could.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
He dribbled to the left, then to the right.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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Rayan Cherki: Glorious touches and dribbling skills, capped with a touch of genius and arrogance for his goals.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
The left winger, who can also play as a centre-forward or playmaker, is known for his dribbling skills.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
She had already tried to feed him earlier with a teaspoon into what remained of his mouth, trying to spare him the humiliation of dribbling.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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