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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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 July 2025
At one point in between, Tom Brady flubbed a stunt pass to Rob Gronkowski so bad, the ball landed among the Madison Avenue execs.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2025
Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Evidently, the name flub wasn’t enough to stop these two at the altar.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Verb
Kelce ended up sailing through numerous sketches alongside star players in SNL's new roster like Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang, and Sarah Sherman without flubbing a line or breaking.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 July 2025
At one point in between, Tom Brady flubbed a stunt pass to Rob Gronkowski so bad, the ball landed among the Madison Avenue execs.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2025
Noun
That’s how many times French gameshow star Émilien won before losing his record-breaking 21-month streak from one flub.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Evidently, the name flub wasn’t enough to stop these two at the altar.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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