lob
verb (used with object)
to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
was lobbing
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past progressiveof lob.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The resulting furor reached the level that “Saturday Night Live” felt the need to chime in over the weekend, pointing out that Chalamet was lobbing stones from inside a glass house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
“Since everyone was lobbing me questions, you just went and threw two bombs,” he said with a wry smile.
From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2022
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan thought he was lobbing a softball question to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: His success was an “only in America” story, right?
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
Greenfield had recently helped guide the partnership between Vice and AMC, and was lobbing Bowman questions as an audience of bankers, venture capitalists, and potential investors tuned in.
From The Verge ● Aug. 4, 2015
Williams was lobbing the ball easily, as if warming up.
From Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Hugh S. Fullerton
