blooper
Example Sentences
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Battered, bruised and well beaten, Smith had coughed up a horrendous blooper for Sale's sixth try, failing to gather a routine backfield ball to allow a chasing Raffi Quirke to dot down.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
He no longer needed an extra-base hit to tie the game; a blooper to the outfield would be enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
Jackson and his classmates had just played their year-end video for Maclean, and they had included a blooper section toward the end of the video.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023
His blooper down the right-field line bounced past Marlins right fielder Jesús Sánchez.
From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2023
On the third pitch, I went into a long, elaborate windup and sent him a slow, curving blooper, the kind a batter always wants to hit and always misses.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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