flubbed
Example Sentences
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In the first half of his first game back, Tatum flubbed a dunk and O’Malley winced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Iamealeava stays after practice to correct throws he flubbed, repeating them each at least five times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
I was grateful for Richard when I began doing another exercise video on repeat, one led by a frigid ballerina who never flubbed or joked.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024
Alicia Keys had just appeared, in a sequined red jumpsuit and matching encrusted gown, and rather gratuitously flubbed the opening note of her hit piano ballad “If I Ain’t Got You.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
“What do you mean? I just flubbed it all up.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
