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Examples of flub in a Sentence
Verb
The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.
The actress flubbed several lines.
Noun
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
But Harry is nowhere near able to work that investigation thanks to majorly flubbing the Levi Reed case.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Jan. 2025
Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere in the interview, Ferrell explained why the mysterious line flub happened.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Scarlett Johansson watches in shock as husband Colin Jost makes raunchy jokes about her on SNL: 'Holy s---!'
As if to prove his point, Fallon surprised Jost with footage from the episode, which saw a young, Harvard sweatshirt-sporting Jost flub a question about which season August was in.
—EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
But Harry is nowhere near able to work that investigation thanks to majorly flubbing the Levi Reed case.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
Many defendants care primarily about resolving the case, being able to deduct the payment, and not being on the hook for any tax flubs the plaintiff makes.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere in the interview, Ferrell explained why the mysterious line flub happened.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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