How do you use Dribble in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like drip or slobber, plus the exact meaning.
Dribble in a sentence
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Dribble meaning
- In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
- To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
- To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
Synonyms of Dribble
Using Dribble
- The main meaning on this page is: In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly. | To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool. | To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
- Useful related words include: drip, slobber, drivel, drool.
- In the example corpus, dribble often appears in combinations such as: to dribble, the dribble, dribble and.
Context around Dribble
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dribble
- In this selection, "dribble" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, low, anyone, may, drives, glitch and round stand out and add context to how "dribble" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attempted to dribble round him and dribble the cbd. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dribble" sits close to words such as acadia, ae and aes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dribble
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Participants learn how to dribble the ball. (7 words)
He took one dribble and let a 3 fly. (9 words)
Dribble the CBD oil for dogs on top, and mix it around. (12 words)
In the fourth quarter, he finished his night by beating one of Cleveland’s best defenders, Evan Mobley, off the dribble for a couple of layups that kept Denver’s lead in double digits until the starters returned. (38 words)
A player may dribble as many times as they want (though, since passing is faster, it is the preferred method of attack), as long as during each dribble the hand contacts only the top of the ball. (37 words)
EA has launched an investigation into the “calf dribble” glitch players have reported in EA Sports FC 24. Basically, the glitch allows the exploiter to just run into the opposing team’s goal to get a point. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Johnny was known for his signature low dribble (“I’ve never seen anyone dribble as low as him,” Haywood says).
A player may dribble as many times as they want (though, since passing is faster, it is the preferred method of attack), as long as during each dribble the hand contacts only the top of the ball.
Adams nailed a 3 off the dribble to capture a 3-point advantage, setting up a single-handed scoring surge from Bishop that would lock up a victory for the Colonials.
Barnes then beat Holiday off the dribble, but Oshae Brissett made a nice defensive play to force a miss.
Beekman had the flash, but it was Clark who consistently broke down Virginia Tech with his dribble-drives, rim runs and dishes to teammates who found themselves open because of Clark drawing their defenders his way.
Both were prominent in the first half when Williams prodded a loose ball over the bar from Morgan’s superb touchline dribble.
But the player who caught the inbounds pass apparently wasn’t aware of the score or the situation and took one dribble and banked in a two-point shot just before the clock hit 0:00.
Clarkson drives into the paint and admittedly does the same thing that Horton-Tucker did, by picking up his dribble in a disadvantageous position.
Dribble the CBD oil for dogs on top, and mix it around.
EA has launched an investigation into the “calf dribble” glitch players have reported in EA Sports FC 24. Basically, the glitch allows the exploiter to just run into the opposing team’s goal to get a point.
Gerard Moreno played in Yeremy Pino but Madrid goalkeeper did brilliantly to thwart the Spanish winger as he attempted to dribble round him.
He took one dribble and let a 3 fly.
Hobbling through his first couple steps, Grimes anticipated Butler’s right-handed dribble and stripped the future Hall of Famer.
I can dribble, I can pass, I can shoot, I can make that pass to the corner.
I have to choose the right moment to dribble and make actions.
In the fourth quarter, he finished his night by beating one of Cleveland’s best defenders, Evan Mobley, off the dribble for a couple of layups that kept Denver’s lead in double digits until the starters returned.
It was a 2 Vs 3 dribble but India stitched together a good defence to stop Argentina from finding the target.
None of the players can dribble in fact the team is an epitome of Elkanemi football club.
Off a dribble handoff action with senior forward Jay Pal, LeDee drove down the lane and converted a layup to spark a 6-0 run with 2:19 left in the first half.
Participants learn how to dribble the ball.
Common combinations with dribble
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to dribble 19×
- the dribble 13×
- dribble and 13×
- and dribble 11×
- dribble the 8×
- can dribble 8×
- dribble past 6×
- one dribble 4×
- his dribble 4×
- or dribble 4×