fumbles in English

noun
1
an act of using the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.
just one fumble during a tire change could separate the winners from the losers
verb
1
use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.
she fumbled with the lock
synonyms:gropefishsearch blindlyscrabble around
noun
verb

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "fumbles" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "fumbles", or refer to the context using the word "fumbles" in the English Dictionary.

1. There is a college football linebacker who blitzes, tackles, recovers fumbles while having one hand.

2. At first, Andy fumbles with her job and fits in poorly with her gossipy, fashion-conscious co-workers, especially Miranda's senior assistant, Emily Charlton.

3. Comeuppance describes a fate or punishment that's deserved, like when an arrogant trash-talking quarterback fumbles the ball on the last play and loses the game for his team

4. The anti-gravity room is leaking, and even the freckled kid with glasses, whose only job is to take out the trash, is nervous, fumbles the bag, spills a banana peel and a paper cup.