How to Use bobble in a Sentence

bobble

1 of 2 verb
  • The catcher bobbled the ball.
  • Your arms were like strings and your head bobbled on your neck.
    — New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Clement bobbled the ball jussssst as his foot nicked the back of the end line.
    — Drew Magary, GQ, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Oldacre hit the deck to corral a pass that was bobbled.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Roberts bobbled the ball, but the ruling on the field was a catch.
    — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Joey Gallo bobbled the ball, but picked it up and threw home.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Kowalewski bobbles the foul tip to help the righty get the strikeout.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Bourque hit a single to left that was bobbled to plate the game-winner.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Looking through all the frames, Njoku doesn’t bobble the catch at all.
    — cleveland, 4 Jan. 2021
  • Even her relay throw to second base was bobbled.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Moore bobbled it and then bounced the throw over to first base, where Healy couldn’t make the stop.
    — Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
  • The ball was bobbled, but Tucker's lazy running led to an out.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Cobb bobbled the ball but ultimately snagged it with one hand.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 6 June 2019
  • Trim had bobbled a ball for an error in the sixth on what looked like a certain double play.
    — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2018
  • But Beckham bobbled the ball, and all that was left was the force at second base.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Samuel bobbled the ball, but he’s hammered by Diggs and knocked the ball away.
    — oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2019
  • As the pass was bobbled and then knocked out of the back of the end zone, the celebration was on.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • It was bobbled off the post and cleared back out to the corner of the box for Rodriguez.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Mayo bobbled the ball and then made a wild throw to first base, allowing Mack to score.
    — ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • Jackson fired the ball and put it right on the hands of the receiver, who bobbled and then dropped the pass.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 6 May 2018
  • Kiké Hernández made the stop but bobbled the ball and wasn’t able to get a force at second base.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • Jose Altuve bobbled it, sank to the dirt and came up empty-handed.
    — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 27 June 2018
  • On a corner kick, Eckerstrom got two mitts on the ball, but bobbled it.
    — Tim Brown, OregonLive.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Chapman seemed unsure whether to get the out at first or second, then bobbled the ball for an error.
    — Scott Hanson, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018
  • But Kipnis bobbled the ball and threw to second for just one out as Sanchez scored.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com, 4 July 2017
  • But none of it mattered because Chisholm bobbled the ball, and the Rays won.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Rodriguez’s screen pass to the right was bobbled, and the ball landed in Flanagan’s hands.
    — David Carrillo Peñaloza, Daily Pilot, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Adames bobbled Gurriel’s leadoff grounder to shortstop, then bounced the throw to first.
    — Kristie Rieken, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Adames bobbled Gurriel’s leadoff grounder to shortstop, then bounced the thorw to first.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Adames bobbled Gurriel's leadoff grounder to shortstop, then bounced the thorw to first.
    — baltimoresun.com, 6 Oct. 2019

bobble

2 of 2 noun
  • The curtains have a series of bobbles along the edge.
  • Chain in two and create your bobble in the space next to your chain.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2022
  • One wrong foothold, one bobble, one slip, and he is destined to fall for a while.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And, the consequence of a bobble, or a wrong turn, is certain death.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Insert the hook into the top of the last bobble in the previous round.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2022
  • His momentary bobble ensured Yelich would score to tie the game.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2019
  • Some noticeable opening night wobbles and bobbles only served to prove that point.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Every bobble, or head that’s tilted a little too far back, or arm that’s not stick straight is a deduction.
    — Shaun Dreisbach, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The Chiefs may have been a Bolton-bobble away from keeping that streak alive in Jacksonville.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Typing felt perfectly stable, with no feeling of flex or bobble.
    — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2020
  • But the experience includes a few bobbles—call them growing pains.
    — Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Her bobble on her opening combination forced her to ditch the second jump, then add it on the fly later in the program.
    — Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The officials ultimately ruled that the bobble upon hitting the ground was enough to negate the catch.
    — Andrew Joseph, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2017
  • The only bobble occurred early in the climb, when McGuire bumped one of his knees on the ultra-steep stairs.
    — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 20 June 2023
  • An opening run on the limit, with one slight bobble, that gave her a mammoth lead of 82 hundredths of a second.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And that might have caused an unsettling front-end bobble at very high speeds that was not apparent when driving within the speed limit.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Despite his bobble, James, who entered with 15 career catches, was a bright spot.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Why even bother with goalies and beaters and all the other Seussian bits and bobbles that comprise a Quidditch match?
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Sister Jean got her own bobble-head doll, and a lot of love for her Loyola-Chicago basketball team.
    — Fox News, 5 Apr. 2018
  • But outside of some light bobbles and false starts in Live in London, the pair’s musical and comedic chemistry is as sharp as ever.
    — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 5 Oct. 2018
  • Godwin caught the pass with shades of Odell Beckham, hauling it in on the bobble and landing for the score with a defensive back in his face.
    — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • On a 4 on 4, Gustafson gets a breakaway after taking a bobble from James Stefan, who has to take him down.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Fister's solid work was spoiled by two pickoffs at second base and a bobble by Rougned Odor on a potential double-play grounder.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 28 May 2018
  • Panik’s bobble allowed pitcher Zach Davies to score the game-tying run after Davies doubled to left field with one out in the fifth.
    — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, 13 July 2019
  • But then Pittsburgh fumbled, and the bobble was taken by Doug Dieken, enabling the Browns to move in for six points.
    — Rich Exner, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Montgomery, a former high school quarterback, got the snap in the backfield and threw to Goff, who powered his way into the end zone after a brief bobble.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
  • An Asian family gathers around an elder; a bouquet of Mylar balloons tied to his wheelchair bobbles in the breeze.
    — Mike Sager, Esquire, 4 June 2015
  • With two outs in the 13th, Lexi Madrigal collected her third hit, advancing to second on a bobble.
    — Michael Osipoff, Post-Tribune, 3 June 2017
  • In today’s ecosystem of loud, eye-catching thumbnails or staged, self-aware videos a la Poppy, the production bobbles should have viewers fleeing.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, 20 Nov. 2018
  • The conditions were also treacherous for punt returner Diontae Spencer, who had four fair catches in as many chances (one bobble).
    — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2019

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