flubbed
Example Sentences
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On a night when the men’s free skate turned into a splatfest, the reigning world champion wiped out twice, flubbed multiple jumps and tumbled all the way off the podium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
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
Aliyah Alpert, who finished ninth in 2022, missed the bee entirely last year because she flubbed the word “recoup” in the Yavapai County spelling bee in her home state of Arizona.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
Delivering big speeches has never been Biden’s strong suit, and, as he often does, he flubbed a few of the lines from his prepared text.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Incredibly, I flubbed only six or seven lines.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
