fumble

We ate revuelta at his favorite pupuseria, hot filling running over our fingers, locals watching me fumble with the etiquette.

From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026

Nader Henein, data protection and AI governance analyst at Gartner, said "this sort of fumble is unavoidable", given the frequency of "new and novel AI capabilities" being released.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The most shocking fumble of all came on Friday night when figure skater Ilia Malinin, the self-proclaimed “quad god,” melted down in the brutal heat of the Olympic spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

But Maye was sacked six times and gave up two interceptions and a fumble as New England slumped to a one-sided 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

They used to leave a key under the third brick in the garden, so I fumble around on my hands and knees, counting bricks and sifting dirt until I find that key.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

Which means some fumbles remain fumbles on my phone: “Fog” occasionally becomes “dog” and tennis star Carlos Alcaraz unfairly earns the surname Alcatraz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

Maye was sacked five times and surrendered four fumbles in the Patriots' win over the Houston Texans last week.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

Maye had four fumbles and was sacked five times by Houston - he needs to be better than that to stand a chance here.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

Two costly fumbles and two interceptions led to a nail-biter of a playoff game.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

Emmett fumbles with the phone then, and suddenly, inside and out, the space is filled with George’s voice.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

After South Korea’s goalkeeper fumbled a ball, Luis Romo scored the goal that gave the Mexicans six points and pushed them to the top of the standings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 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

The commentariat also is advancing the narrative that Apple under Cook’s leadership has fumbled badly in its embrace of artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

She said she scanned the table for recording devices, but concluded they were clueless investors as they fumbled through basic questions about Slovenian politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

He fumbled with the soul, trying to stuff it back into the body.

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

Ice recalls fumbling with the door in the smoke-engulfed room as he tried to escape.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

I kind of feel like we’re all in this relay race, right, and we’re just fumbling the ball to one another and trying to move forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

"And, of course, the key to solving a problem is to understand why it's gone wrong. Otherwise, you're just fumbling in the dark."

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

As I followed a patrol of federal agents around New York City’s Chinatown during their fumbling attempted raid in mid-October last year, I noticed something curious.

From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2026

Parents fumbling with bags and plastic storage bins.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely