fumble

Example Sentences

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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

There was tetchiness and a few cross words as India dropped three catches - Abhishek Sharma guilty of one particularly poor fumble - and a missed run-out chance.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 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

But Maye was sacked six times and gave up two interceptions and a fumble as New England slumped to a one-sided 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

I am half afraid of disappointing her with some fumble of poorly accented words.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee