lobbed
Example Sentences
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His returns were often unorthodox and he was fond of a lobbed service return to unsettle opponents.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
I was a fresh-faced high school senior, living out the prime of my teenage youth in an increasingly progressive world where fundamentalist doomsday prophecies were lobbed around in jest.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
Hall then lobbed the game-winning touchdown pass to Mason Taylor at the back of the end zone in the final minutes to set up victory.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
He says “Oklahoma!” is “nostalgic for a world that never existed,” but such a charge could be lobbed at many other wonderful period pieces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Brandon took a final shot, then lobbed the ball toward Candice.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
