Home
Idioms
Top 1000 Words
Top 5000 Words


Example sentences for "fumbles"

Lexicographically close words:
fulvous; fumaric; fumaroles; fumble; fumbled; fumbling; fume; fumed; fumes; fumigate
  1. She fumbles along the bed to the head, then, clinging against the wall, drags herself toward the back of the room.

  2. Stooping, he fumbles among the loose earth, where dust and spiders' webs for years have silently fallen.

  3. Well, Peachey, I can't help it [He fumbles off his gloves.

  4. He fumbles again in his pocket and draws out a handful of coins.

  5. Stephen fumbles in his pocket and, taking out a banknote by its corner, hands it to her.

  6. He fumbles again and takes out and hands her two crowns) Permit, brevi manu, my sight is somewhat troubled.

  7. As he speaks, with a bitterness beyond description, he stoops and fumbles at his leg again.

  8. The other remains silent for a moment, while he fumbles at his leg, then touches his breast and face.

  9. They're all hopeless--[He fumbles among the sheets on the desk.

  10. But on the next play the erratic pigskin again eluded Roy's hands, and after that fumbles and the cry of "Ball!

  11. Strange to tell there were no more fumbles as long as Mr. Cobb was by, but almost as soon as his back was turned the trouble began again.

  12. Roy showed an aptitude for the work which more than vindicated Mr. Cobb's judgment and for ten minutes or so, during which time Roy's squad traversed the length of the field, there were few fumbles and few mistakes.

  13. She fumbles in purse, takes out a quarter, and turns to ANNIE.

  14. This speech takes her across to desk; she opens the drawer, fumbles among a lot of old papers, letters, &c.

  15. Then, too, the air is so warm that even decrepitude fumbles on the porch and down the steps, with a cane to poke the weeds.

  16. But does he fear the wind as it fumbles around the porch and plays like a kitten with the awning cords?

  17. He goes to the window at the left and fumbles for the curtain cord.

  18. Van Elst coughs and fumbles with his handkerchief.

  19. The conductor halts again and fumbles with his way-bills.

  20. It would never do to have fumbles reported in the Bugle.

  21. The first half occupying twenty minutes of time, was played off without anything more startling than a couple of disastrous fumbles being made by each side.

  22. It was one of the fumbles that so often occur in a football game--fumbles that spell victory for one team and defeat for another.

  23. Flukes count in football--fumbles sometimes make the game--for the other fellow.

  24. In scrimmage he gets the reputation of being "sure-fingered" because he drags down passes, recovers fumbles and handles the ball so smoothly that it seems like he can't miss getting hold of it no matter how wild it goes.

  25. He fumbles in his pocket, pulls out a calling card and scribbles on the back.

  26. She tugs her cap-strings loose and her cap over her eyes; she breathes so deeply that her trembling is heard by her breath as she fumbles her way into the mistal.

  27. It's "a new thing" philosophy fumbles at.

  28. On such days the good soul has fainting-fits, Or lies in stupor, scarcely makes believe Of minding business, fumbles at his beads.

  29. In 1906 he became a National Academician.

  30. For Macpherson's life, see The Life and Letters of James Macpherson .

  31. The grammatical treatise will be found in Jan's edition and H.

  32. The chauffeur fumbles with the crank of the top-heavy car.

  33. He fumbles in his pockets and finds his watch.

  34. An old lady finds her cumbersome way up on the front seat and fumbles for her dollar.

  35. The Cumner High School game went to Parkinson, 18 to 7, and was quite an exciting event if only because of the numerous fumbles and misplays which were about evenly divided between the contending teams.


  36. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fumbles" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.