dribble
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Synonyms for dribble
Synonyms: Verb
distill (also distil), drip, drop, trickle
Synonyms: Noun
atom, bit, crumb, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, nugget, particle, patch, scrap, scruple, snip, snippet, speck, tittle
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Examples of dribble in a Sentence
Verb
Juice dribbled down his chin. She accidentally dribbled wine onto the rug. Dribble olive oil over the warm bread before serving. She dribbled across the basketball court. He skillfully dribbled the soccer ball towards the goal.Noun
He wiped a dribble of juice from the corner of the baby's mouth. She gave the ball a dribble before passing it.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Sinclair dribbled around her defender and slotted a shot into the net to give Portland the 1-0 lead. — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, "Portland Thorns coast to 3-0 victory over Chicago Red Stars," 25 Aug. 2019 Ryan Lopez dribbled into the box and chipped the ball up to Diaz, who headed the ball past Hartford keeper Cody Cropper. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "Hartford Athletic scores four times in second half to defeat Puerto Rican national team 5-1 in international friendly," 18 Aug. 2019 First, Harden dribbled between his defender's legs and could have kept going for an easy dunk that would have been perfectly fine and fun, but he wasn't done. — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, "Watch James Harden's crossover that dropped YouTuber to a knee," 23 July 2019 Already, Franklin is dedicating the bulk of his on-court offseason work to dribbling and shooting. — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, "Armaan Franklin heads for IU stronger, more aggressive and eager to earn playing time," 13 June 2019 When at previous club Hoffenheim, the young coach wanted his centre backs to play the ball forward from the back by passing or dribbling - an innate ability both Konate and Upamecano have. — SI.com, "RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund or Bayern Munich: Assessing Each of the Bundesliga Title Favourites," 5 Aug. 2019 The participants train and work on fundamentals, including ball handling, dribbling, passing, shooting, defensive principles, strength, speed, agility and moving without the ball. — Alex Kushel, sun-sentinel.com, "Children develop basketball skills at summer camp," 2 Aug. 2019 Players use their smart phones to video their actions, such as dribbling or shooting, and receive immediate results and feedback. — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, "Key takeaways from the NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas," 16 July 2019 Keeper Haley Kopmeyer took a minute to hover in the box with the ball, dribbling back and forth and directing her team. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando Pride fall 4-3 on road against Portland Thorns despite late rally," 15 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Taking multiple Sky defenders off the dribble, Gray got to the rim and earned a pair of free throws. — Brady Klopfer, Los Angeles Times, "Chelsea Gray makes clutch shots to lead Sparks past Sky," 11 Aug. 2019 Press shook a defender on the dribble near midfield and found Rodriguez on the run with a pass, but on a full sprint and without much room to fire a shot, the ball from Rodriguez simply didn’t have enough power to find the net. — Tim Brown, oregonlive.com, "World-class play on display as Portland Thorns duel Royals to a wild 2-2 draw in Utah," 19 July 2019 Leonard—6 feet, 7 inches tall and 230 pounds, with wide hands and a stony expression—took two hard dribbles to the rim, jump-stopped, and rose for a layup, but the Warriors center Kevon Looney arrived to deliver a hard foul. — Robert O'connell, The Atlantic, "The Toronto Raptors Were Ready," 14 June 2019 Thompson is about as low-usage as backcourt stars come, famously scoring 60 points in December 2016 on just 11 dribbles. — Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, "Warriors backcourt duo of Curry and Russell share offseason workout," 29 July 2019 Six games of back cuts and pull-up jumpers and crossover dribbles and punishing screens. — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, "New Coach, New Star: The Raptors Made All the Right Moves," 14 June 2019 With his team’s late-game in-bounds play blown up by a deflection, Tyus Jones calmly collected the loose ball, took a couple dribbles up toward the 3-point line and launched. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, "Tyus Jones grateful for his time with Timberwolves, ready for ‘new opportunities’ in Memphis," 18 July 2019 The thing that impressed me most about his game is his one dribble turnaround jumper. — oregonlive.com, "Bol Bol is the biggest boom-or-bust prospect of the 2019 NBA draft: Commentary," 14 June 2019 Per the feedback, pushing the line back will make the lane more available for penetrating off the dribble. — Mark Heim | [email protected], al.com, "NCAA moving back 3-point line for next season, tweaks shot clock rule," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dribble.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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