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
Genes embedded so deep they control our eye muscles, so that two sisters have that same way of blinking, and boy twins dribble in unison.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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No other player has attempted more than four dribbles without success at the World Cup so far.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Paz completed more dribbles than any other player in Serie A this season, providing 13 goals and eight assists.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
"She used to play for fun while admiring and trying to copy Neymar's dribbles."
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The 24-year-old former Crystal Palace and Reading man has completed the third-most dribbles in the competition and is third for big chances created.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
I didn’t see a bear, didn’t see a salamander, didn’t see foxfire, didn’t see anything actually—just perpetual dribbles and droplets of rain adhering to my glasses.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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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
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
On the field, Maradona dazzled fans as he dribbled around defenders like no else could.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Sierra Canyon’s Delaney White received the ensuing inbounds pass, dribbled into the frontcourt, pulled up behind the three-point line and launched a potential tying jumper, but it hit the rim and bounced off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
Felix dribbled across the key and sank a left-handed hook shot.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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Maradona later scored what became known as the 'goal of the century' in the same game, dribbling past five England outfield players before slotting the ball past Shilton.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
England fan completes challenge dribbling ball from Africa.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Goals were awarded instead of points, dribbling outlawed and rings with nets replaced the bins.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
And then they disperse, passing around bottles of water and dribbling balls and stretching their legs.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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