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Examples of flub in a Sentence
Verb
The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.
The actress flubbed several lines.
Noun
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024
The Cubs plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh, which started when Mike Yastrzemski lost a fly ball in the sun and ended with Wilmer Flores flubbing a rundown.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
Biden is 'the only Democrat who can beat Donald Trump'
In separate weekend appearances, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed support for the president, playing down the significance of Biden's debate-night flub.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 2 July 2024
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Verb
Harris wasn’t the only one to flub her lines on Thursday.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024
The Cubs plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh, which started when Mike Yastrzemski lost a fly ball in the sun and ended with Wilmer Flores flubbing a rundown.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Noun
But after a fielding flub by Freddie Freeman in the fifth helped the Diamondbacks restore their multi-run advantage, Arizona’s bullpen shut the door over the final five innings, while their lineup tacked on four insurance runs in the top of the ninth.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
Biden is 'the only Democrat who can beat Donald Trump'
In separate weekend appearances, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed support for the president, playing down the significance of Biden's debate-night flub.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 2 July 2024
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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