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bobble

[bob-uhl] / ˈbɒb əl /


VERB
bumble
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In Wednesday’s slalom, Shiffrin laid down a vintage first run in 47.13 seconds that gave her a lead of 0.82 seconds, despite a bobble halfway down the course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

As Muncy’s ball soared to the wall, Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick jumped, got a glove on it, and then — at least it seemed initially — caught it on a bobble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

A sports retail giant has come under fire for misspelling the Welsh word for Wales on its bobble hats.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024

That bobble, Clark said, might have made the difference.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

He pointed to a green humped structure with a bobble head attached to one side by a stubby neck made of coiled spring.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

An exception is a small Loewe bucket bag inspired by Josef’s early glass assemblage experiments when he was a Bauhaus student, which abounds with glass bobbles and haptic surprise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025

“For hoodies we look at pilling, which are the small bobbles that form on fabric.”

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024

Fujii decorated these with a basic white sugar glaze and silver bobbles.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2023

White poinsettias donned with colorful berries, Chinese lantern pods and bobbles may be all you need for an eye-catching display.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

Well, sometimes he would be badly stumped, and ludicrous "bobbles" would be the result.

From The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 by Leander Stillwell

Njoku bobbled the pass, however, and the ball was grabbed by rookie safety Hezekiah Masses, who had another pick in the fourth quarter during his first career start.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Lyon goalkeeper Christiane Endler should have collected Mariona Caldentey's free-kick as it bobbled towards her, but the presence of Blackstenius put her off and she fumbled the ball backwards.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

We struggled so hard to handle Cuba, and bobbled it so often.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

There was still an opportunity for someone to keep it out, but the ball bobbled past a sea of black and white shirts and crept past Ramsdale, who was slow to react.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

Ten yards out, the float line fell away and bobbled in a seam of white water along the surface of the bay.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

More groans from home supporters followed as Maxime Lucu just beat the grasping fingers of White to a bobbling ball in the scoring zone.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2024

UCLA’s Colson Yankoff was decent in his first game returning kickoffs even while bobbling one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2023

It's an unmistakable image of the Disney+ show: Mando in his silver armor and face-shielding helmet and Grogu bobbling along, behind or beside with his own gleaming protective hovercraft.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023

He scored two plays after a wide-open Scotty Miller caught a 22-yard pass and went down while bobbling the ball at the 5.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2022

And all the while Mr. Russell was playing Copland downstairs, and the stupid puffins were bobbling about in the water, sweetly and beautifully.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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