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

Nader Henein, data protection and AI governance analyst at Gartner, said "this sort of fumble is unavoidable", given the frequency of "new and novel AI capabilities" being released.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 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

But she began to fumble busily in her pocket.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers