bob for
Example Sentences
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Why in the world do we bob for apples during the autumnal months?
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. — This is not the year to bob for apples.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2021
“There’s a bob for everyone,” Mr. Durif said.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019
While we talked, I watched the animals do little more than snooze and bob for air.
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2015
Some sank on the bottom, and some floated on top like when you bob for apples.The sinkers are okay to eat and the floaters are the rotten ones.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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