stumble
Example Sentences
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The prosecution said Rein Lively then appeared to stumble into the pushchair, leading the woman to push back with it.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
But this light touch is frustrating for a film that is otherwise candid about the ways we live and the patterns we stumble into, often brutally so.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
The robots still stumble — but China is teaching them to walk.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The strongest element of this book is the colorful cast of characters who stride and sometimes stumble through its pages.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He always remembered how she said, “Your brain—it’s too fast. So you stumble on other people’s dumbness—like a chair in the dark. And you want to kick something.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Vocabulary lists containing stumble
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Steve Jobs's Commencement Address (2005)
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