Examples of 'dropped the ball' in a sentence
Meaning of "dropped the ball"
The phrase 'dropped the ball' is idiomatic and means to make a mistake or fail to meet expectations or responsibilities. It originates from sports, where dropping a ball results in a failure to make a play. In a broader sense, it refers to any situation where someone fails to fulfill a task, maintain a commitment, or achieve a desired outcome
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- simple past tense and past participle of drop the ball
How to use "dropped the ball" in a sentence
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dropped the ball
I really dropped the ball back there.
I think someone just dropped the ball.
I dropped the ball on that work thing.
And our boy dropped the ball.
You dropped the ball on this one.
The first princess dropped the ball.
She dropped the ball a couple of times.
Someone really dropped the ball here.
We dropped the ball a little bit on that one.
Everyone else dropped the ball today.
Dropped the ball a few times.
Knox really dropped the ball on that.
They were playing soccer and dropped the ball.
I kind of dropped the ball on that one.
He turned around and dropped the ball.
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You dropped the ball last night.
But we have not dropped the ball.
And dropped the ball on the bomber.
Your vendor dropped the ball.
You dropped the ball and it killed him.
I may have dropped the ball.
I dropped the ball on all that.
Since you dropped the ball.
It was the implementation guys who dropped the ball.
You really dropped the ball there.
I wanna say as a whole we all dropped the ball.
You dropped the ball this week.
First baseman dropped the ball.
I kinda dropped the ball on my pioneer days responsibilities.
All i know is they dropped the ball on one.
We dropped the ball on surveillance.
The pitcher dropped the ball.
You dropped the ball so quickly that nobody noticed.
The court dropped the ball.
Dropped the ball on this.
Surely they dropped the ball somewhere.
Microsoft however seems to have dropped the ball.
I guess we dropped the ball on that one.
They are saying that you dropped the ball.
But he dropped the ball this time.
Whoever handled it dropped the ball.
Somebody dropped the ball by not informing us.
You are the guy who dropped the ball.
I really dropped the ball on those whales though.
And i am sorry if i dropped the ball.
Catcher dropped the ball after the tag.
My caterers really dropped the ball.
I have dropped the ball sometimes.
And he admits he dropped the ball.
Tom dropped the ball.
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