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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Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
The newspaper industry, again and again, has flubbed its chance to propel itself into the future.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
These days Guthrie is unafraid to open about an on-air flub.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Filmmaking is flubbing the catch, and sometimes knowing the fool that's to blame is yourself.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
The newspaper industry, again and again, has flubbed its chance to propel itself into the future.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
There have been some high-profile flubs, however, including Netflix and Tesla .
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
These days Guthrie is unafraid to open about an on-air flub.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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