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dribble

[drib-uhl] / ˈdrɪb əl /


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Of course, it’s unclear what that coda would look like, and if it involves spending a lot of time watching James Harden dribble in circles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Vinícius Junior scored Brazil's equaliser against Morocco but was unable to dribble past his opponent with any of his nine attempts in the game.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Offered a bottle of water, Kingsley asks for a glass, explaining he doesn’t want to dribble on the sharp suit he’s wearing for the upcoming event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

The second, an act of pure genius - a daring dribble from his own half leaving England players velcroed to the Azteca turf, before grounding and rounding goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

He opened his jaws and let it dribble back into his teacup just as Gingersnipes turned around.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Palmer was creative, physically impressive and produced several superb dribbles before scoring an excellent third goal.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Tel completed more dribbles, with 39 to Gakpo's 34, although Gakpo posted the slightly better success rate at 45.95%.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

For Bayern last season, he averaged almost double the number of touches per game, created twice as many chances per 90 and averaged two dribbles each match as opposed to one in Haaland's case.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

At Cagliari, Palestra attempted 73 dribbles over distances of more than 5m - the most by any defender in Serie A - with only Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz recording more in the competition.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

As if to prove it, Seven dribbles using the palm of his hand.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

While just two players have dribbled past their opponent more than Lionel Messi at this World Cup, his team-mates have rarely attempted to do the same.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

To be fair to Maradona, he then scored probably the greatest World Cup goal of all time as he dribbled through half the England team, rounded Shilton and slotted home to double Argentina's lead.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

On the field, Maradona dazzled fans as he dribbled around defenders like no else could.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Maswanhise gained possession inside the South African half, dribbled past two opponents and fired the ball wide of goalkeeper Ronwen Williams into the far corner.

From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025

A tear dribbled down her cheek and she brushed it away with a fist.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Bukayo Saka and Max Dowman's dribbling, combined with the passing of Martin Odegaard, Martin Zubimendi, Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis, provides repeatable solutions against packed defences.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Rather than dribbling at every opportunity, he now shows a better understanding of when to accelerate attacks and when to recycle possession.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

England fan completes challenge dribbling ball from Africa.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

There’s no dribbling here, no sudden change of direction, or blur of delicate touches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

A boy in the last row is dribbling a soccer ball on his knees.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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