How do you use Dribbled in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Dribbled in a sentence
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Dribbled meaning
simple past and past participle of dribble
Using Dribbled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of dribble
- In the example corpus, dribbled often appears in combinations such as: dribbled past, dribbled down, and dribbled.
Context around Dribbled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dribbled
- In this selection, "dribbled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chest, ball, bishop, past, down and ball stand out and add context to how "dribbled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and slowly dribbled to the and any time dribbled ball a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dribbled" sits close to words such as abbasid, abdicate and adapters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dribbled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It dribbled down the aisle, smelled horrible. (7 words)
He dribbled really well, with intent and pace. (8 words)
I don’t think he’s been dribbled past in eight games. (12 words)
As with drop kicks, players may punt at any time. ; Dribbled ball: A dribbled ball is one that has been kicked while not in possession of a player, for example, a loose ball following a fumble, a blocked kick, a kickoff, or a kick from scrimmage. (46 words)
In the 74th minute, already holding a 3-0 lead, intercepted a pass near midfield, quickly dribbled down the field before slipping a ball to Swanson, who ran onto it in space and slipped her second goal inside the left post. (41 words)
Exeter think they have a lineout on their 5m line but the TMO comes in to reverse who's throw it is as Josh Hodge touched the ball in a half charge down before it dribbled into touch. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
As with drop kicks, players may punt at any time. ; Dribbled ball: A dribbled ball is one that has been kicked while not in possession of a player, for example, a loose ball following a fumble, a blocked kick, a kickoff, or a kick from scrimmage.
As he eluded the Orlando City backline, Messi stopped a pass from on his chest, dribbled a couple of yards near the edge of the 6-yard box and converted a shot that landed under the crossbar.
A Whit Merrifield comebacker should have been the first out of the inning; instead the ball dribbled between Wantz’s legs for an error.
I don’t think he’s been dribbled past in eight games.
It dribbled down the aisle, smelled horrible.
On a hustle play that nearly produced a turnover, Bishop dribbled from the backcourt to the rim to cap a 9-0 run for Texas ahead of the under-12 timeout.
Ramos then scored either side of the break, the first coming after a brilliant individual effort in which he dribbled past three players inside the box before slotting the ball home.
Ridgefield’s best scoring chance came in the 68th minute when Ellie Wilson dribbled around Tumwater goalkeeper Cheyenne Terry and took a shot on an open net.
Tabitha claimed a brace in the 47th minute when she dribbled past Dijon goalkeeper to coolly slot the ball in a yawning net to make it 3-0.
The 25-year-old right-back barely gave Fulham a sniff down his flank, not being dribbled past once, and was heavily involved in United's attacks.
Then, grad student Daylen Kountz dribbled down the length of the floor with 4.5 seconds left and attempted a layup.
The screen didn’t work, so Harrington dribbled toward the baseline, where McCain got defensive help from Eric Freeny.
With the game tied and less than 10 seconds to go, Morant carried the ball up the court and slowly dribbled to the 3-point line.
Arsenal’s central defence contains two of the top four least-dribbled-past defenders in the Premier League along with Virgil van Dijk and Ezri Konsa.
Exeter think they have a lineout on their 5m line but the TMO comes in to reverse who's throw it is as Josh Hodge touched the ball in a half charge down before it dribbled into touch.
He dribbled really well, with intent and pace.
If that wasn't enough frustration for Ryan, who permitted four runs in 5⅓ innings, Pérez stole second base and scored on Kerry Carpenter's check swing that dribbled through the left side of the infield.
In the 74th minute, already holding a 3-0 lead, intercepted a pass near midfield, quickly dribbled down the field before slipping a ball to Swanson, who ran onto it in space and slipped her second goal inside the left post.
Kitted in jerseys, trunks and boots, they raced around the pitch, dribbled, feinted, fell, got up, scored goals, missed some and generally flowed with the fun and excitement such moments generate.
Musiala and Michael Olise dribbled in from either flank but were unable to break through a Benfica side looking to sit deep and take advantage of Bayern’s risky high line on the counter.
Common combinations with dribbled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dribbled past 11×
- dribbled down 4×
- and dribbled 4×
- it dribbled 3×
- he dribbled 3×
- being dribbled 3×
- dribbled to 3×
- dribbled into 3×
- dribbled ball 2×
- ball dribbled 2×