bobbed

Example Sentences

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Muhar walked beside a pond at the Tejon Spreading Works, where ducks bobbed in the shallow water.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

He slipped out of a Zodiac boat and shot a few photos as he bobbed in the chilly sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

With her brown bobbed haircut and round sunglasses, Pelicot has become an international feminist symbol, inspiring a change to French rape laws and a public reckoning with the problem of drugging women.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The specific origins of apple bobbing — and who first bobbed for apples — remain mysteries to this day.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

They took turns diving under the cool water, popping back up every few seconds, grabbing on to the raft again, whooping it up as they bobbed along.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield