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fumble

[fuhm-buhl] / ˈfʌm bəl /


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Carson Wentz, starting in place of an injured Kyler Murray, finished the loss with two interceptions, a fumble and only eight completions in what was the single ugliest game by a quarterback this season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The Baltimore Ravens had a divisional clash at the Cleveland Browns and star running back Derrick Henry had a crucial fumble in the fourth quarter.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Chargers’ defense stopped Kansas City at the goal line in the third quarter, forcing a turnover on downs at the one-yard line before Caleb Murphy recovered a fumble on a Chiefs punt return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

After forcing a Bills fumble, the Rams set up a game-winning field goal that Buffalo blocked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Trying not to bend at the waist, I fumble in the drawer under my bed for a clean shirt.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The Chargers’ Justin Herbert fumbles the ball and throws an interception in the fourth quarter of a 23-17 loss to the Denver Broncos that drops them to 0-5.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

This time their defence did their job too, though, recording four sacks and forcing four fumbles.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

But it ends with a blooper shot where Burnham fumbles to catch the helmet and bursts out laughing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Which means some fumbles remain fumbles on my phone: “Fog” occasionally becomes “dog” and tennis star Carlos Alcaraz unfairly earns the surname Alcatraz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

He fumbles with his keys again, opening a second door that leads down into the basement.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Just one week after throwing a backbreaking late interception, Manning missed an open receiver and fumbled the ball away on the Longhorns’ final possession against unranked Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Over the course of four minutes, the robot fumbled with the towel’s floppy and unwieldy shape as it slowly smoothed out the fabric, located the corners and lined up the edges.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Then, in overtime, the Bills were on the verge of scoring on their first drive when Cook fumbled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

More poor finishing came in the rain in New York as the Cleveland Browns missed an extra point and then Corey Bojorquez fumbled a late punt which the Jets turned into the winning touchdown.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The guard looked up as Alex approached and fumbled for the pistol in a holster at his belt.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Her apparent mistakes: glossing over her failure to pass the bar exam and then fumbling her first—highly abridged—news conference.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Whether or not it’s fair to compare Take-Two’s investigation of a leaked video game with the DOJ fumbling inquiries into participants of a global sex trafficking ring, the internet has certainly taken notice.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

I kind of feel like we’re all in this relay race, right, and we’re just fumbling the ball to one another and trying to move forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

"And, of course, the key to solving a problem is to understand why it's gone wrong. Otherwise, you're just fumbling in the dark."

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

He moved back along the path, or rather along the grass beside the gravel, and came to the kitchen door again, fumbling at the handle and almost falling inside.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman


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