Example Sentences
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Fumbles are dead when the ball hits the ground, but if caught in the air by either team it can be advanced.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024
"Pucker up Timmy, it’s time to kiss ur last name and ur family’s boxing legacy goodbye. DEC 18th Im changing this wa----- name to Tommy Fumbles and celebrating with Tom Brady," he tweeted.
From Fox News • Oct. 29, 2021
Sen. James Lankford has just released “Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball,” a helpful collection of incidents that detail budgetary outrages within federal offices.
From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2017
Nevermind: Tennessee Fumbles it Away "Pocket presence, my kingdom for some pocket presence!" – theoretical Volunteers fan.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2012
Fumbles are costly—they mean the loss of a game many a time.
From Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck by Chapman, Allen
