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
Critics say the danger faced by agents whose names are made public is overblown, almost always limited to harsh and violent words lobbed from behind a laptop or phone screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 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
It was a contrast to the criticisms lobbed at agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the past year that contended the data produced wasn’t up to snuff.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
He picked up his little foam basketball and lobbed some hook shots into the net hanging from the back of his door.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
