lob
verb (used with object)
to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
were 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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By summer 1895, students were lobbing small balls into waste paper baskets perched upon poles on the lawn of a new Dartford talent factory: Madame Bergman Osterberg's Physical Training College.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
At one point, during the final phase of the talks, as both sides were lobbing public grenades at each other while quietly narrowing their differences, Mr. Biden counseled reporters not to pay that much attention.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
For some reason, Krzyzewski thought Duke’s fans were lobbing an insult at Capel and vehemently told them to knock it off as he walked off the court at halftime.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2020
When Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant were lobbing one-liners at each other, the joy in watching wasn’t that they seemed like you and me.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2012
Last week the British were lobbing trade missions across the South Atlantic like cannon shells.*
From Time Magazine Archive
