fumble
verb (used without object)
to feel or grope about clumsily.
Example Sentences
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He has four forced fumbles in three games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
This time their defence did their job too, though, recording four sacks and forcing four fumbles.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But it ends with a blooper shot where Burnham fumbles to catch the helmet and bursts out laughing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Which means some fumbles remain fumbles on my phone: “Fog” occasionally becomes “dog” and tennis star Carlos Alcaraz unfairly earns the surname Alcatraz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
She fumbles to break the silence that’s descended.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
