lob

Example Sentences

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The beauty of the night was when Doncic threw a no-look lob pass to James for a dunk and then when Doncic drilled a three-pointer with 58.4 seconds left for a 120-111 Lakers lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

There is no public list of employees or advisers to which to lob an appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Pegula swung the momentum her way and drew first blood in the final set, opening up a 4-1 gap with an inch-perfect lob.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

He’s the primary lob threat for Lakers All-Star Luka Doncic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

But she doesn’t even return my slow lob.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman