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
Vinícius Junior scored Brazil's equaliser against Morocco but was unable to dribble past his opponent with any of his nine attempts in the game.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The second, an act of pure genius - a daring dribble from his own half leaving England players velcroed to the Azteca turf, before grounding and rounding goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 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
I wasn’t born with a hyphen linking me to Africa, any more than I was born with a desire to dribble a basketball or to write.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Palmer was creative, physically impressive and produced several superb dribbles before scoring an excellent third goal.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
No other player has attempted more than four dribbles without success at the World Cup so far.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Despite only playing 34 minutes as a substitute, the Manchester United man has completed the most dribbles and has the best success rate among the 32 players to attempt five or more.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Doku's brilliant showing made him just the third player in the Premier League this season to create six or more chances and complete six or more dribbles after Bukayo Saka and Elliot Anderson.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Most of the liquid dribbles down her chin.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
While just two players have dribbled past their opponent more than Lionel Messi at this World Cup, his team-mates have rarely attempted to do the same.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"When I was small I never dribbled much or got past many opponents. I scored a lot of goals, ran a lot, but above all I had very good vision of the game," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
On the field, Maradona dazzled fans as he dribbled around defenders like no else could.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Barca wrapped up a perfect afternoon back in their home when Yamal dribbled away from three defenders and played another superb pass to put Torres through for his second.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
He dribbled twice and took a jump shot.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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
Rodri’s dribbling opened more space for Spain, allowing him to create a shooting opportunity that grazed the post in the 54th minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
A boy in the last row is dribbling a soccer ball on his knees.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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