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On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Lob. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as return or propulsion and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Lob meaning

  1. To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
  2. To throw.
  3. To put, place.

Synonyms of Lob

Using Lob

  • The main meaning on this page is: To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc. | To throw. | To put, place.
  • Useful related words include: return, propulsion, actuation, throw.
  • In the example corpus, lob often appears in combinations such as: to lob, the lob, lob the.

Context around Lob

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Lob

  • In this selection, "lob" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, jacques, pass, lunch, scouse, honesty and city stand out and add context to how "lob" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a deft lob over ramsdale and a wonderful lob over the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lob" sits close to words such as abbie, abort and adf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lob

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He returned to Abbeyfield for his chosen lunch 'Lob Scouse'. (10 words)

He can deliver a crisp screen pass, lob one deep, and loves his tight slant deliveries. (16 words)

Digging in on the defence, he hung up a lob that Rune crashed into the bottom of the net. (19 words)

The on-screen snog meant that by the time Katy saw Brand at the VMA’s the following year she had built-up a playful rapport that gave her the confidence to lob a water bottle at his head in order to get his attention. (45 words)

Doc Rivers, too, was done with the Celtics once the team endured its first-round postseason elimination in 2013, electing to punt on Boston's frigid winters and upcoming rebuild for the West Coast sunshine of the "Lob City" Los Angeles Clippers. (42 words)

He tried to unleash another trick out of his armoury, attempting to lob the ball over Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, only for it to deflect off hitting the outside of the upper net in the 65th minute. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Based on the 1982 French graphic novel by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette, the show was set in its own continuity separate from the from Bong-Joon Ho.

Carter wanted a lob for a dunk on the break, but Conley just looked behind him and went for the dunk himself.

Digging in on the defence, he hung up a lob that Rune crashed into the bottom of the net.

He can deliver a crisp screen pass, lob one deep, and loves his tight slant deliveries.

He returned to Abbeyfield for his chosen lunch 'Lob Scouse'.

He tried to unleash another trick out of his armoury, attempting to lob the ball over Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, only for it to deflect off hitting the outside of the upper net in the 65th minute.

His confidence was boosted further by his maiden Everton goal – a brilliant instinctive lob over Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto – in only his third appearance in which the wise words of Lampard probably played some part.

In 39 minutes, Porter snatched 10 boards and had a key deflection to break up a Rudy Gobert lob in the fourth quarter.

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Ryan Lane gave the hosts an early lead from the spot, then saw Joe Belsten lob a second from fully 50 yards.

The 37-year-old stepped out from the back and launched a fantastic effort to lob the goalkeeper from the middle of the pitch.

The on-screen snog meant that by the time Katy saw Brand at the VMA’s the following year she had built-up a playful rapport that gave her the confidence to lob a water bottle at his head in order to get his attention.

The second with an attempted tweener lob from Alcaraz only just landing out before Djokovic holds with his first ace.

The visitors were back on track five minutes later when a mix-up in the home defence allowed Louis Monaghan to nip in between two players and lob the ball into an empty net.

They approach low, angle up at the last second and lob their rockets at targets that might be miles away.

This week though, in a private moment on their balcony, they lob honesty-bombs at each other until they do real damage.

Undav bagged Brighton’s second goal in the 86th minute as Trossard carelessly lost possession, allowing the forward to lift a deft lob over Ramsdale.

While his playmaking – like an end-of-quarter lob to Davis – helped get teammates going, his own shot again faltered.

With Oklahoma City trailing by a point in the third quarter, Holmgren pump-faked Ivica Zubac at the free-throw line, then caught his own lob and threw down a two-handed jam.

Arsenal break the deadlock and it’s Kai Havertz who gets onto the scoresheet with a wonderful lob over the goalkeeper after Saka brushes off Lewis Dunk and puts through Havertz on goal.

Doc Rivers, too, was done with the Celtics once the team endured its first-round postseason elimination in 2013, electing to punt on Boston's frigid winters and upcoming rebuild for the West Coast sunshine of the "Lob City" Los Angeles Clippers.

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Common combinations with lob

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lob" in a sentence?
An example: "Based on the 1982 French graphic novel by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette, the show was set in its own continuity separate from the from Bong-Joon Ho." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lob" from authentic English texts.
What does "lob" mean?
Lob means: To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
What are synonyms of "lob"?
Common synonyms of "lob" include: return, propulsion, actuation, throw.
How many example sentences with "lob" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "lob", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.