On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Fumbled. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Fumbled in a sentence
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Fumbled meaning
simple past and past participle of fumble
Using Fumbled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of fumble
- In the example corpus, fumbled often appears in combinations such as: fumbled the, fumbled on, and fumbled.
Context around Fumbled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fumbled
- In this selection, "fumbled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, punt, receiver, virginia, inside, handoff and contradicted stand out and add context to how "fumbled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after a fumbled on the and and zeke fumbled on another. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fumbled" sits close to words such as ababa, accommodating and adhered, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fumbled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He also took seven sacks in that game and fumbled. (10 words)
Gipson fumbled the opening kickoff and had one catch for 7 yards. (12 words)
It was redemption for Fields, who had fumbled on the previous two Bears possessions. (14 words)
But the Lions defense came up with three takeaways as Dani Dennis-Sutton recovered a fumbled handoff, Chop Robinson blasted quarterback Gavin Wimsatt for a strip sack that he recovered himself and Kevin Winston Jr. had his first career interception. (40 words)
However, as the Scots were driving, RB Zay Jones fumbled the ball at the Spartans’ 46-yard line, and it was recovered and returned to the Scotland 40 by Southern Durham defensive back Lance Henderson with 1:52 to go. (40 words)
After Baylor receiver fumbled the football at the end of a 35-yard pas son the first play of the second half, West Virginia fumbled the ball right back to the Bears after setting up a 1st & Goal situation. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
The man back to receive the punt fumbled the ball and Harrells’ Sam Hope recovered the fumbled inside the Trinity 10-yard line and on the next play Gardner ran the ball in for another score.
After Baylor receiver fumbled the football at the end of a 35-yard pas son the first play of the second half, West Virginia fumbled the ball right back to the Bears after setting up a 1st & Goal situation.
Witten fumbled on what was looking like a decent drive and Zeke “fumbled” on another good drive.
Arizona led 9-6 at halftime, but Dobbs threw a red-zone interception and fumbled on a sack during the second half as Los Angeles rolled away.
At first, I fumbled with switching between casting spells and dodging attacks from enemy mages.
Big Red was in good position after stopping Mililani on its first offensive series, but Fonoti fumbled.
But he stayed on the sidelines for a spell after a fumbled on the second drive.
But the Lions defense came up with three takeaways as Dani Dennis-Sutton recovered a fumbled handoff, Chop Robinson blasted quarterback Gavin Wimsatt for a strip sack that he recovered himself and Kevin Winston Jr. had his first career interception.
Ford has fumbled the launch of the Ford F-150 Lightning, which is its most likely path to success in the electric vehicle (EV) market.
Gipson fumbled the opening kickoff and had one catch for 7 yards.
Haggerty back-pedaled to field the punt but fumbled and Cal Poly linebacker David Meyer recovered at the UNC 24-yard line.
He also fumbled the football in the red zone, which took at least three points off the board.
He also took seven sacks in that game and fumbled.
Heavy rain fell during the ensuing Waipahu series, and Faafetai Failauga fumbled at the Kapolei 13-yard line.
However, as the Scots were driving, RB Zay Jones fumbled the ball at the Spartans’ 46-yard line, and it was recovered and returned to the Scotland 40 by Southern Durham defensive back Lance Henderson with 1:52 to go.
However, on the next drive for La Jolla, the Vikings got deep into the red zone, but Smith fumbled the ball and El Capitan recovered.
In a room packed with gawking men, all intoxicated by the public degradation of this sumptuous fallen socialite, Dickey fumbled, contradicted herself, and became confused during Campbell’s brutal cross-examination.
In his debut with the Michigan Panthers, Paxton Lynch fumbled twice, threw an interception, and posted a QB rating of just 1.7.
It didn’t help Republicans, of course, that they fumbled the new bill so badly.
It was redemption for Fields, who had fumbled on the previous two Bears possessions.
Common combinations with fumbled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fumbled the 51×
- fumbled on 24×
- and fumbled 16×
- he fumbled 8×
- fumbled and 7×
- fumbled twice 7×
- but fumbled 6×
- fumbled with 5×
- they fumbled 5×
- fumbled handoff 4×