dribble
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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
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
Offered a bottle of water, Kingsley asks for a glass, explaining he doesn’t want to dribble on the sharp suit he’s wearing for the upcoming event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
You’ve got to be able to dribble the ball.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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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
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
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
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
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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
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
He dribbled my basketball between his legs and fumbled it every few steps.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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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
His constant direct running and dribbling mean he is highly valued by Tuchel.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
There’s no dribbling here, no sudden change of direction, or blur of delicate touches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“The greatest basketball players in the world are great because they practice shooting and dribbling so much it becomes as natural as breathing,” she once told Sydney.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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