fumble

"My fingers may fumble, my mouth may mumble and each step I take may result in a stumble. But I cannot grumble."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

He had 39 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery last season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 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

Once you do, your fingers fumble and hit the wrong keys.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

He led the league with 20 turnovers — 14 interceptions and six lost fumbles — and it doesn’t matter that he has been nearly perfect in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 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

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

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

Daddy fumbles for his keys and sticks several in the lock while muttering, “Please, God. Please.”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Their one chance of grand prix victory, when Norris was leading Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli in Miami, was fumbled through a strategic error.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

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

Ditto for a man named John Thompson, whose invention helped keep fumbled fasteners from falling on the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

She brushed her hands down her hair, licked her lips again, fiddled with her dress, and finally fumbled with her fingers.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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

Their rotation of the strike throughout led to England's fielders frequently fumbling while Bouchier dropped a simple catch off Devine at long-off in the final over that saw another nine runs added afterwards.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Coming off the worst combined season in the history of the two franchises, the Jets and Giants both have the chance to bring in several foundational building blocks—if they can avoid fumbling this opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

David was fumbling with a hundred-ounce insulated mug emblazoned with the Mountain Dew logo.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss