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His high-profile targets went on to include the future French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 1997 -- although in that case he had an accomplice lob the actual pie for fear of being recognised.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

“No one has a right to lob unfounded accusations without a response. Director Patel, as well as any Trump administration official, has a right to defend themselves,” the FBI said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Thiero came back in the game in the fourth quarter and threw down another lob dunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

With Centre Court still reeling from Gauff's scarcely believable miss, the tables turned quickly and Muchova brought up her first match point with a perfectly placed lob that left Gauff stranded at the net.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Instead of using did in a question or a negative statement, they often prefer these forms: Used Andre to have a great lob?

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

The high-flying wing’s growth this offseason caught the attention of his teammates, who are eager to throw him lobs for dunks and see him sky for rebounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

If he put forth that effort in every game he could be an NBA starter, and maybe an All-Star, despite the fact his offensive game is limited to lobs and put-backs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

The 41-year-old James put on a show, throwing down lobs for dunks, drawing cheers and applause from the fans inside Capital One Arena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

He then dominated the tie-break, capitalising on a run of backhand errors from Alcaraz and executing a couple of pinpoint lobs, to seal the first set.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025

He turns, lifts the cup into the air, and lobs it into the garbage can.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Vice President JD Vance learned this last week when he lobbed a strange insult at El-Sayed during a rally in Michigan for Rogers.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

James showed flashes of quality and nonchalantly lobbed goalkeeper Fafailia Petaloti from 30 yards in the first half, but her effort was ruled out for offside.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton dove deep into his housing platform and lobbed a few attacks at his Democratic opponent, Xavier Becerra, during a town hall with Los Angeles news outlets Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

But as the Canadian prime minister was talking, Trump, frustrated with a technical issue that prevented him from chiming in, lobbed the device over the Resolute Desk and onto the floor, an official present said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Then my stupid brother took off his stupid sweaty socks and lobbed them over at me.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

Nicknamed "the Glooper" for his cries of "Gloop! Gloop!" after each strike, Godin spent more than three decades lobbing pies at rich and famous targets he felt needed bringing down a notch.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

But so far she hasn’t stumped for him, instead lobbing veiled criticisms of Talarico’s efforts to win over Black voters.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

By summer 1895, students were lobbing small balls into waste paper baskets perched upon poles on the lawn of a new Dartford talent factory: Madame Bergman Osterberg's Physical Training College.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

“The RSF can’t project force any other way right now, so they’re lobbing drones like aerial IEDs,” said Nathaniel Raymond, executive director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

“Right,” said Harry, crumpling up his first attempt and lobbing it over the heads of a group of chattering first years into the fire.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling