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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

Where one sees an opportunity to hit a lob wedge, another will hit a bump-and-run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

He ran the floor and caught a lob for a 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

I grab a pair of balled socks from the clean-clothes basket and lob it at her head.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

The rally - full of extraordinary drop shots, lobs and smashes - will take some beating this year.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

A high-flying athletic center, Hayes is the type of player who excels next to a pick-and-roll artist such as Doncic, who loves to put on a show with flashy lobs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025

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

“We’re trying to figure out some stuff for lobs and all that,” Dent said, “but we’re getting it down a lot.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

I stand, watching as he takes something out of his pocket, winds his arm back, and then lobs whatever it is into the air over the house between us.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

When O’Brien lobbed questions at Richards, many of the guitarist’s answers were undiscernible; he seemed uninterested in keeping his microphone in the vicinity of his mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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

His latest, and probably last, act was his lobbed opener that set Celtic on their way at Hampden.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Bianco also obliquely referred to attacks Hilton has lobbed against the sheriff on the campaign trail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Knowing he had only seconds, Harry straightened up, took aim, and lobbed it into the air; it landed right on target in Goyle’s cauldron.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

It’s easy to be the candidate lobbing criticisms, or even the defense lawyer arguing the facts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

Wembanyama was brilliant, scoring 32 points as San Antonio at last discovered the simple ritual of lobbing the ball to the impossibly tall guy under the basket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Jessica thought I was hilarious, but something in my expression kept her from lobbing a snowball at me herself.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer