fumble
Example Sentences
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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
It all started with a Thomas Ramos fumble.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Curl, who will turn 27 this month, made 122 tackles, intercepted two passes, had two sacks and forced a fumble last season.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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
She watched an elderly woman stumble, fall, fumble for the transmitter around her neck, and Barbra Pierce’s voice-over echoed in her mind.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing fumble
American Football, 2nd Quarter
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"Dulce et Decorum Est," by Wilfred Owen
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