How To Use Dribble In A Sentence

  • You must avoid applying concentrated materials to the tree at gallonages that allow the material to dribble to the lower surface of the fruit.
  • Man, these people are just too stupid to be trusted with appointments - and too timorous to deserve to a university position from which to dribble out the contents of their weak little minds.
  • If a player couldn't use the side of the ball to accelerate his dribble, we might never see another layup.
  • So to lead off the first inning, Jeter knocked a dribbler into the grass by the third base line, and beat out what was effectively a swinging bunt for his 2,995th hit, and his first since June 13. Jeter Gets It Going as Sabathia Wins His 12th Game
  • That was true of the standout moment, when he scored his second after a dribble into the penalty box. Times, Sunday Times
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  • My son is nearly 4. He dribbles constantly and has to wear a bib almost all the time. Times, Sunday Times
  • Gasol showed more aggressiveness from the start on offense, pushing the ball to the basket against rookie Andreas Glyniadakis, at one point beating him off the dribble from the foul line for a dunk. USATODAY.com - Basketball - Seattle vs. Memphis
  • The eyes were open—grotesquely oversize in his emaciated face, and bright yellow, the pupils as small as pinpricks—from which dribbled ocherous tears the consistency of curd. The Curse of the Wendigo
  • Cold wind lashed my face; cold rain dribbled down my back. First lines
  • I watch the horrible dream drive away and disappear in a dribble of tail-lights.
  • The tree seemed to dribble out of its branches like candlewax, and solidify into the spreading trunk and gorged roots. Wildwood
  • Pineapple: fresh ripe pineapple is rich in bromelin, a proteolytic protein-digesting enzyme; bromelin literally ‘digests’ dead and diseased cells and foreign microbes in the throat; cut pineapple into cubes, chew well, and let juice dribble down throat, but spit out the pulp; or gargle with the freshly extracted juice of ripe pineapple, and spit it out. The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity
  • But it looks a bit too much like a dribble of concrete. Times, Sunday Times
  • There was a dribble of brandy in the bottom of the bottle.
  • In a game, if the dribbler turns his back to the basket and his defender, the next closest defender should leave his man and go steal the ball.
  • Others dribbled away over the next four years. Times, Sunday Times
  • It was a dribble past the entire team, and the whole stadium exploded. Times, Sunday Times
  • My son is nearly 4. He dribbles constantly and has to wear a bib almost all the time. Times, Sunday Times
  • The gardener dribbled water on the plant .
  • She dribbled the ball the length of the field.
  • I wipe them with solvent when I dribble chain oil on them accidentally too.
  • Blood from the wound dribbled down the side of his face.
  • Well, I wasn't doing anything else that needed all of my attention, but I think I kind of dribbled in. Undefined
  • Well, I’ve had a fine time here with you folks, but it looks like there’s a regular commenting orgy with ol’ Cross Country Heat’s name dribbled all over it in semen. TWILIGHT FAN VIDEOS KILL ME ON THE INSIDE
  • Evan sat in a little corner bored, watching the two babies communicate in their funny language of popping bubbles of dribble, giggling and laughter.
  • Lines of information dribbled slowly to and from her mind, never revealing anything of great use.
  • With thick dribbles of paint streaming down the canvases, a certain symmetry is achieved.
  • Well, if a drabble is 100 words, and a dribble is 50 words, then how about we say Hint Fiction cannot be anything more than 25 words. Hint Fiction: When Flash Fiction Becomes Just Too Flashy
  • The same hand scooped some of the water up and dribbled it around her, circling her body in an effort to protect herself from harm.
  • He's also given credit for originating the no-look pass and the behind-the-back dribble.
  • She says that all you do is burp, fart, dribble, grin inanely and emit a series if unintelligible noises.
  • Dribble the remaining olive oil over the tomatoes.
  • The water dribbled out of the tap.
  • Inserted now dropwise between his lips, it dribbled idly out again. Two Tales of Old Strasbourg
  • Some drip, some trickle or dribble whereas some sound like a natural brook. Times, Sunday Times
  • This pass is thrown off the dribble, as the ball comes up to the dribblers hand, in an underhand motion.
  • The tricky winger then saw another effort go narrowly wide of the near post after another mazy dribble. The Sun
  • Oregon retrieved the opening tip, and Flash dribbled down the court and hit a three from the top of the key.
  • The pitch was high, but Dante swung, hitting a dribbler back to the pitcher, who threw home to the catcher, who threw to first base, double play, game over. Parents Behaving Badly
  • Dribble the hot mixture slowly into the blender.
  • Their third connection came with less than five minutes to play when Anthony dribbled under the hoop and tossed it up to James, who dunked from the other direction. USATODAY.com - LeBron, Carmelo play to crowd at Rookie Challenge
  • It also plays down his weaknesses - ballhandling, creating off the dribble, facing the basket and perimeter shooting.
  • He sank the plunger slowly, allowing several drops of liquid to dribble from the needle. DO NO HARM
  • Some of them sit with their heads between their legs slowly expectorating a long dribble of spit until there is a pool of spittle on the ground.
  • What was it, exactly, about the thin red dribble on top of the sloshy substance which was supposed to make it instantly more alluring?
  • The main dessert that every school-dinner consumer will instantly recall is semolina - watery white stuff, decorated with a red dribble.
  • Sometimes unguarded dribblers bounce the ball off their foot.
  • I wiped a dribble of blood from my lip and saw that the kid's lip was bleeding as well.
  • He dribbled past two defenders and scored a magnificent goal.
  • His cheek was cut and a faint dribble of blood ran towards the corner of his mouth.
  • She was fed liquid food through a tube, but saliva dribbled down as she had neither skin nor lips to retain anything. Times, Sunday Times
  • An Egg Samuel Butler, for the notebook of housewives, may be summarized as a pyramid, based upon toast, whereof the chief masonries are a flake of bacon, an egg poached to firmness, a wreath of mushrooms, a cap-sheaf of red peppers; the whole dribbled with a warm pink sauce of which the inventor retains the secret. The Haunted Bookshop
  • Man, where are the tissues when you need them - there was dribble everywhere.
  • The reason you refuse to wear a necktie is because you're a dribbler.
  • Your users are so feeble minded you're lucky they can manage a keyboard without filling it with dribble.
  • Danielles favorite blanket was her dribble blanket because it had things she called dribbles sewn into it that you could stick between your toes and they felt good in bed at night as you were falling asleep. Postcards from Heaven
  • Martin dribbled up so fast that the ball girl who was mopping the court on that end had to scurry away and avoid getting hit. USATODAY.com - Basketball - Sacramento vs. Minnesota
  • Top with the asparagus and add a dribble of balsamic vinegar and swirl of olive oil. Times, Sunday Times
  • He dribbled the ball to the edge of the pitch.
  • I had a bit of a snooze and woke up with dribble all down my shirt.
  • The juice dribbled down his chin.
  • Better to watch a thief fence his swag than open the Australian magazine and be confronted with the geriatric dribbles of an incontinent mind.
  • He dribbled the ball to the edge of the pitch.
  • Slowly dribble in the cooked mixture and blend until smooth. The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure
  • He was diagnosed as having an enlarged prostate, which was preventing him relieving himself properly so he could only force a dribble out each time he went.
  • He beat his marker and dribbled into the penalty area but his shot was high and wide of the near post.
  • He scored the goal that his play deserved with five minutes left as he finished off a fine dribble through the stretched Strand rearguard.
  • He looked down to see his notebook on his desk, with a small dribble of his drool on the page.
  • Stop the dribbler by slide stepping in front and blocking forward progress.
  • His speed allows him to easily dribble past defenders.
  • The filthy stuff overran his lips and dribbled into his greasy beard. GALILEE
  • The big man dribbles it downcourt through two defenders, dishes to Arenas and gets it back for an extremely thunderous reverse… layup.
  • He dribbled down the court,then rushed to the basket and shot.
  • With the pultaceous deposit in the bladder there is incontinence of urine, which dribbles away continually and keeps the hair on the inner side of the thighs matted with soft magma. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
  • She was fed liquid food through a tube, but saliva dribbled down as she had neither skin nor lips to retain anything. Times, Sunday Times
  • She dribbled the oil into the beaten egg yolks.
  • At the same time, fake the dribble by bringing the ball down outside your knee.
  • She sat on the corner of the bed, which looked all the bigger with Michael's lonely figure curled up in the middle, nursing the glass of water and trying very hard not to dribble it on himself as he forced the liquid into his unwilling stomach.
  • I hadn't even finished the author's note before I'd dribbled teriyaki sauce on the picture of the man in the sardine shirt.
  • We sat stoically as the news dribbled in, mixed with confusing and contradictory reports as the newsmen attempted to ascertain the facts.
  • Slowly dribble in the cooked mixture and blend until smooth. The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure
  • I stared down at my palm and gasped when I saw that the skin was actually blistered and red, like boiling water had been dribbled over my palm.
  • She noticed that sophomore center Simone Egwu is stronger going to her left than to her right, and she deciphered that redshirt senior guard Paulisha Kellum is a better dribbler when she's driving toward the basket. Virginia women's basketball team looks to move forward as 'a different kind of team'
  • reports began to dribble in
  • Even in the set offense, he usually needs to get by his match-up off the dribble to be able to operate, either looking for the basket or feeding a teammate (often with kick-out passes).
  • I could never dribble the ball, but I was always basically a coach on the floor.
  • The Wizard of the Dribble:A footballing legend comes to lunch.
  • Wat Misaka dribbles the ball in a gym at the University of Utah, where he helped the Utes win the NIT in 1947. News
  • Veal is a streaky shooter who will need to develop more skills off the dribble and possibly convert to the point.
  • He laughed, teasing me, and I watched helplessly as the last drop of milk dribbled into his cereal bowl.
  • The midfielder dribbled past three defenders before netting his 16th goal of the season. The Sun
  • He was allowed, after 28 minutes, to dribble from midfield to the edge of the box, before the ball bobbled on one of the many divots.
  • It was a dribble past the entire team, and the whole stadium exploded. Times, Sunday Times
  • The tricky winger then saw another effort go narrowly wide of the near post after another mazy dribble. The Sun
  • The syrup wouldn't dribble on the ground, being stuck between the toilet paper and the car, and so I wouldn't have to be guilted into cleaning.
  • Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.
  • With a stretch, a yawn and a scratch, he adjusted his position and returned to sleep, a spot of dribble suspended from his mouth.
  • When Messi collects the ball and sets off on one of his balletic dribbles, it is as though the ball is glued to his boot, and it is merely a game of playground 'tig'. Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • He gets you on the edge of your seat - everyone likes to see dribblers.
  • Then Richard Butler took advantage of a bout of defensive bagatelle only to dribble his shot wide of the target.
  • If the other team can simply dribble through your press, pick another defense.
  • Mention must be made of the fact that a correct butter knife is supplied, as well as excellent (almost dribble proof) soup spoons.
  • Outside on the streets the water hydrants dribbled miserably after entertaining shrieking Hispanic kids all day long in exuberant gushes.
  • Now, I just dribble in water until the mixture is "pebbly" and forming small clumps of dough. Archive 2007-03-01
  • With the tail of my t-shirt, I staunched the wound on my forehead, which I hadn't noticed until the blood dribbled into my eyes.
  • They'd wow fans with fancy dribbles, swift crossovers and slam dunks well above the rim.
  • Remove the tray and dribble a few drops of balsamic vinegar over the chicory.
  • The process dragged on for a few weeks, and the information dribbled in.
  • Goal Poacher - Dribbles to break past the defensive line.
  • The sweat dribbled around the patent brim of his new white panama.
  • Spoon the flour paste into an icing bag and pipe it into the cross indentations - if you don't have an icing bag or syringe, make the paste loose and dribble it from a teaspoon.
  • Well, we didn't really get much fleshing out, lots of talk about technology and then it kind of dribbled into nothing. CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2006
  • Halladay, who jawboned his way into being traded to a contending team so he finally could pitch in the playoffs, made a stunning debut, culminating with a dribbler in front of home plate that catcher Carlos Ruiz pounced on and threw to first for the final out. Top Moments: Rethinking Kanye West, the Beatles and The Event
  • He has dribbled away his time and energy.
  • The anaesthetic was ether, dribbled on to the patient's gauze mask by the matron of the public hospital, and it was a Caesarian section for twins.
  • He is taking the ball to the basket aggressively and making plays off the dribble for his teammates.
  • Orange juice dribbled down his chin.
  • Cool water dribbled on his lips, and he opened his mouth, moistening his tongue and swallowing.
  • A wooden bowl was pressed against my lips and water dribbled over my face.
  • These appear wherever water dribbled or dripped in ancient times, adding a touch of the exotic to this already mysterious and silent place.
  • He felt a sting, and the familiar dribble of blood over his fingers.
  • I expect these so-called personal digital assistants to dribble slowly out this year.
  • Others dribbled away over the next four years. Times, Sunday Times
  • That was true of the standout moment, when he scored his second after a dribble into the penalty box. Times, Sunday Times
  • As the lava walls of the cirque crumble they expel a constant dribble onto the dirty snow below.
  • Then dribble over a little warmed thick stock or aspic which will cool and jellify.
  • He had to move now, ingress and egress before his nerves frayed and the last adrenalin dribbled away. THE LAST RAVEN
  • Add just a dribble of oil.
  • Kouz charged hard and went to barehand it before pulling back at the last moment, letting it dribble foul. Play with Your Food
  • Will you miss our term elected president BUSH or Will you just wash yourself in liberal lefty dribble? en Español Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • The baba ghanouj was actually tasty but overly pureed so it slid through my fork in viscous dribbles. Bread & Olive Redux | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
  • He had to move now, ingress and egress before his nerves frayed and the last adrenalin dribbled away. THE LAST RAVEN
  • Cool water dribbled on his lips, and he opened his mouth, moistening his tongue and swallowing.
  • He had to use a hockey stick to dribble a ball round some cones.
  • For someone of his physical abilities, he gets beat off the dribble too frequently and he sometimes falls asleep in weakside defense. One true building block
  • Water was dribbled into her mouth and she turned her head to the side choking it back out.
  • A little boiling water was dribbled onto loose tea leaves in a strainer, just to wet them.
  • Well endowed bovines are paraded in the ring in a simulacrum of a Mr Universe competition; absurd judges in bowler hats and mothy suits dribble over muscle and leather like old queens in a biker bar.
  • The midfielder dribbled past three defenders before netting his 16th goal of the season. The Sun
  • This dribble is the same policy of a welfare state that has not worked in any country at any time. alright now ... Elizabeth Edwards: McCain's health care proposal is a 'disaster.'
  • The midfielder dribbled past three defenders before netting his 16th goal of the season. The Sun
  • Warm soapy water was dribbled onto the net to moisten the fibres.
  • Lance Berkman hits a dribbler for the second out and David Freese draws a walk. St. Louis Cardinals 3, Texas Rangers 2 - as it happened! | Michael Solomon
  • The drama of a simultaneous release was hindered by technical difficulties, so the balloons dribbled out and up like bubbles rising in viscous liquid.
  • The juice dribbled down his chin.
  • Lonely dribbles from the half way line and big punts for Drogba to knock down seemed to be all they had to offer.
  • No samba style and no mazy dribbles or showboating. The Sun
  • The glasses of water the waitress had brought for us spilled over and the water dribbled onto the floor.
  • She had half expected drool to dribble down his chin.
  • He has dribbled away his time and energy.
  • You don't have to try to dribble round ten players, and when players understand that, that's when they really do it well.
  • A tame shot will dribble into the rough. The Sun
  • Her skin was ghostly white, smeared with splashes of mud and dribbles of blood which now gurgled and bubbled from the corners of her mouth. FREE EXCERPT: Hater by David Moody (Chapter 3)
  • Now thou's turned out, for a 'thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld. WN.com - Financial News
  • It was a dribble past the entire team, and the whole stadium exploded. Times, Sunday Times
  • I take it left wing dribble is OK with you, though. Safety in lakeside
  • She opened the jar and dribbled a thin line of clear liquid over his cuts, one by one.
  • It should dribble slowly, not run, from your finger.
  • No samba style and no mazy dribbles or showboating. The Sun
  • It's so lacking in torque that you often stall when trying to dribble away in second. Times, Sunday Times
  • The dribbles, the drives, the slam dunks just don't seem the same.
  • And with almost his first touch, he tested the rearguard with a mazy dribble to the edge of the box but he just didn't get his shot in quickly enough.
  • He turns around, dribbles upcourt, splits two defenders near the top of the key and drives the lane for a thundering dunk over Charlotte's Emeka Okafor. USATODAY.com
  • He'll have to do the one thing he seemed most afraid to do in the past two years: attack the basket on the dribble.
  • I turned the timer over and watched the grains of sand dribble into the bottom of the glass.
  • YOU ARE NOT FUCKING YOURSELF CORRECTLY. the dribble is running down your mouth. you must have a leaking piss ant brain. you better see a plumber fast, and stop all the SHIT that is coming out. oh well, i guess that's what happens when your I.Q. IS FRACTIONAL. Peter Sumaruck II
  • It's delicious dribbled over ice cream and fruit salad, but it becomes hauntingly delicious in slowly braised lamb dishes such as this one. Times, Sunday Times
  • She stood up onto her feet; the muddied water dripped and dribbled down her skin and her clothes clung onto her body.
  • To come back and renege on her promise, on her vow, and want to run for a second term, I think a true leader should not be a dribbler. Liberian Opposition Candidate Johnson Back on Campaign Trail
  • And the way the information dribbled out over time, it undercut the credibility of the system.
  • Em's stride was just a few shades below a stalk, so the dribble of people still leaving the school gave way to the irritated girl.
  • He was big and lumpy and there was always dribble on his chin. Times, Sunday Times
  • He dribbled past two defenders and scored a magnificent goal.
  • Something about "grundle" that makes me dribble snot trying not to laugh. Passing the Mantle: The End of the Aughts is Nigh
  • Sometimes he would dribble the ball 10 times before he would shoot, ignoring open teammates.
  • Blood and pus thick as yellow cream erupted and dribbled down Pedar's neck. THE BROKEN GOD
  • His lower lip was slack and a dribble of saliva appeared at the corner of his mouth.
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  • Considering that, try to have fixed angles, it's sometimes annoying when the focus is on the ball being dribbled, which makes the view also to be "dribbled". The NLSC News Feed
  • Some of them sit with their heads between their legs slowly expectorating a long dribble of spit until there is a pool of spittle on the ground.
  • Dribble the oil into the beaten egg yolks.
  • They are more effective at creating openings by beating defenders off the dribble or playing short one-twos and getting the ball back.
  • Using his crossover dribble to create space between him and a defender and then sticking a 3-pointer.
  • Foley said there was a lovely supply of water at the Lower Stream which is now reduced to a dribble.
  • Kruper scored again 2: 00 into the second half when she took a pass from Morgan Burke, dribbled in, deeked keeper Miranda Reinson and chipped it in. Home News Tribune - News
  • The tide still out, but dribbles of brown liquid trickling in like strong ground coffee through a cheesecloth filter. BEHINDLINGS
  • Odious candles fumed and dribbled a sooty wax upon some (though by no means all) of these tables, and a green and orange lampion with a torn shade swung in the center of the room, seeming to tremble at the high-pitched anger of the voices below it The backs of jostling onlookers obscured what was taking place there. Nightside The Long Sun
  • The rebounder should protect the ball rather than dribble it.
  • She dribbled the ball the length of the field.
  • Rico dribbled down the center not bothering to look up at his other teammates until Riley stole the ball from him, and threw a wobbly pass all the way down to the other side of the court.
  • No samba style and no mazy dribbles or showboating. The Sun
  • I just want to dribble and do skills. The Sun
  • The big problem is that tendency of liquids coming out of a wide mouth from a full container to adhere to the sides and dribble off the bottom (like trying to slowly drain liquid from a full, spoutless stock pot).
  • He dribbled wine on the ground.
  • He comfortably shot-fakes, advances the ball with a quick dribble and pulls up for 15-foot jumpers.
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  • A broad smile dribbled down from the bottom of his gaping lips.
  • It's so lacking in torque that you often stall when trying to dribble away in second. Times, Sunday Times
  • The water dribbled down his chin to fall across his boyish chest.
  • Orange juice dribbled down his chin.

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