Example Sentences

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“From 10 to 12 in the morning, then from 2 to 4. These girls were dribbling four hours straight without shooting the basketball.”

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2020

Cohen was going to have to quit eBay, and Houzz needed far more cash than Tatarko and Cohen were dribbling into it.

From Forbes • Oct. 15, 2014

They were dribbling too much and not looking for the open man.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Curt and Dike were dribbling a basketball in the backyard, and farther away was the beginning of thick woods.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

So did the cows: for three days they were dribbling back to their homesteads and pasturages.

From Pushed and the Return Push by Nichols, George Herbert Fosdike