clambered
Example Sentences
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Its use exploded, and venture capitalists clambered to invest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The colonizers, four Chagossians aged 31 to 72, clambered aboard a dinghy and came ashore, waving British and American flags.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Coughing and spitting on the floor, Kolya clambered to his feet with difficulty.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
Magdalena was among those who clambered into motor boats and wooden canoes last June, bound for new homes.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025
Adam remembers that I clambered up that rope and got to the required height of ten feet really fast—and then I looked around and kept climbing!
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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