bobbing

Example Sentences

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It shows a harbour littered with lobster boxes and boats bobbing in the water, as well as colourful bunting along the dark streets of St Amelia.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

In September 2023, she held a news conference dressed as Monroe — bright red lipstick, bobbing blond hair — urging the City Council to declare it a landmark.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“You can’t hear it without tapping a toe, bobbing a head or getting up and doing the full choreography,” said Will Coss, executive producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Many benchmark indexes are still bobbing around record highs, and that has many investors concerned about high stock valuations.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

I was handing him the half-sovereign, when something came bobbing up against the window, and Mr. Bilder’s face doubled its natural length with surprise.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker