dribble

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

The second, an act of pure genius - a daring dribble from his own half leaving England players velcroed to the Azteca turf, before grounding and rounding goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 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

Argentina's World Cup quarter-final win over England in 1986 witnessed two of the most famous goals in history - Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' and the mesmerising, unstoppable dribble from his own half.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

His hair is sticking up, and there’s a dribble of chocolate ice cream on his white shirt.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

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

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

No other player has attempted more than four dribbles without success at the World Cup so far.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Still, I try to carry what I have to Kelton, but it dribbles through my fingers and is gone by the time I reach him.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

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

Barca wrapped up a perfect afternoon back in their home when Yamal dribbled away from three defenders and played another superb pass to put Torres through for his second.

From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025

I grabbed the ball from under the basket and inbounded it to Marcus Silva, the cocaptain, who dribbled it down the court.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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

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

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

He was practicing sets and hooks, dribbling and pivots.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy