Explore Dribbles through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dribbles meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of dribble
Using Dribbles
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of dribble
- In the example corpus, dribbles often appears in combinations such as: dribbles the, dribbles past, dribbles against.
Context around Dribbles
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dribbles
- In this selection, "dribbles" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, five, confidently, hickman, ahead, down and brilliantly stand out and add context to how "dribbles" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include air confidently dribbles through a and carrington 7 dribbles during tuesday. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dribbles" sits close to words such as adil, agra and amicably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dribbles
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Leeds Gianna Davis dribbles up the court. (7 words)
Northeastern freshman guard Harold Woods dribbles around an opposing player. (10 words)
Jefferson Academy’s Gianna Gagliano dribbles against Peak to Peak Monday, April 10, 2023. (14 words)
Miami Heat guard Dru Smith (9) dribbles the ball up the court as Boston Celtics forward Jordan Walsh (27) guards him during an NBA Summer League game on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Cox Pavilion in the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. (44 words)
Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah dribbles the ball past Leicester City's players during Singapore Festival of Football pre-season match between Liverpool and Leicester City in Singapore on Jul 30, 2023. (33 words)
Josh Giddey of the Oklahoma City Thunder dribbles the ball during the game against the Sacramento Kings during the In-Season Tournament on Nov. 10, 2023 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A joy to watch on the ball as he ran past opponents with ease, he completed three of his five dribbles with both totals the highest on the pitch.
Bookended by archive footage and photographs, Air confidently dribbles through a condensed timeline, anchored by Damon’s winning performance.
Connor Hickman dribbles against Indiana State’s Julian Larry in the Braves MVC Tournament win over Indiana State.
First-year guard Carlton Carrington (7) dribbles during Tuesday night’s game against Missouri in the Petersen Events Center.
Hayden Valiton dribbles the ball downcourt as Erika Pasquale (2) and Maeve Wertz (21) follow behind.
Ireland build phases and set Crowley up for a drop-goal… It’s tipped, it dribbles out over the dead-ball.
Jefferson Academy’s Gianna Gagliano dribbles against Peak to Peak Monday, April 10, 2023.
Josh Giddey of the Oklahoma City Thunder dribbles the ball during the game against the Sacramento Kings during the In-Season Tournament on Nov. 10, 2023 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
Leeds Gianna Davis dribbles up the court.
Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah dribbles the ball past Leicester City's players during Singapore Festival of Football pre-season match between Liverpool and Leicester City in Singapore on Jul 30, 2023.
Mar 4, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide forward Brandon Miller (24) dribbles the ball durning the first quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Reed Arena.
Mar 8, 2023; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Colorado Buffaloes forward Tristan da Silva (23) dribbles ahead of Washington Huskies guard Koren Johnson (0) during the second half at T-Mobile Arena.
Martinelli dribbles down the middle and draws three defenders, but his dink down the left channel, intended for Nketiah, is too heavy and it’s an easy gather for Martinez.
Miami Heat guard Dru Smith (9) dribbles the ball up the court as Boston Celtics forward Jordan Walsh (27) guards him during an NBA Summer League game on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Cox Pavilion in the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Northeastern freshman guard Harold Woods dribbles around an opposing player.
Saint-Maximin dribbles into the box from the left and hits a weak curler.
Sterling dribbles brilliantly from the left into the area and just as he is losing his footing Jackson takes the shot on but it is an easy save for Ederson.
St. Thomas More's Rylan Horning (1) dribbles around the defense of Hill City's Zoe Alexander (2) during a game on Tuesday night at St. Thomas More High School's gymnasium.
Texas State junior defender Lucy Hart (3) dribbles the ball past midfield during the game against North Texas at Bobcat Soccer Complex Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.
A pivotal player for Juventus in the 1950s and '60s, Sivori's dominance with his left foot was evident as he delighted in humiliating opponents with his dazzling dribbles.
Common combinations with dribbles
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: