DABBLE in a Sentence

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14 example sentences for DABBLE, such as:

1. They dabble in the stock market.
2. His fingers were dabbled with blood.
3. She dabbled her hands in the fountain.
4. A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
5. He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.

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 Meanings and Examples of DABBLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
dabble
 v.  splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
Classic Sentence:
1  Mrs. Pontellier had brought her sketching materials, which she sometimes dabbled with in an unprofessional way.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In V
2  His fingers were dabbled with blood.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
3  But soon their skins turned cold, for there came a galloping across the moor, and the black mare, dabbled with white froth, went past with trailing bridle and empty saddle.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
4  To my horror I perceived that the yellow blossoms were all dabbled with crimson.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
5  But the wounded beast fled within the familiar roof and crept moaning to the courtyard, dabbled with blood, and filling all the house with moans as of one beseeching.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK SEVENTH
6  From what I have heard from him this morning, I gather that he has lost heavily in dabbling with stocks, and that he is ready to do anything on earth to better his fortunes.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
7  In the vestry a plump fresh-faced jesuit and an elderly man, in shabby blue clothes, were dabbling in a case of paints and chalks.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
8  Then, chiding his hesitating comrades, he lifts him from the ground, dabbling the comely-ranged tresses with blood.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK TENTH
Example Sentence:
1  A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
2  Some species of duck dive for food, while others dabble for plants and insects near the surface.
3  They dabble in the stock market.
4  when they retire at the age of 45, they get another job, such as real estate agent and dabble in that industry.
5  She dabbled her hands in the fountain.
6  He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.