stumble
Example Sentences
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If the effort fails, it will be another bruise for an investment firm that recently stumbled in its attempt at another big deal buying the U.K.’s Telegraph and its sister paper the Spectator.
In a private fund, as Sullivan has learned, even small details can turn into big stumbling blocks.
Aunt Kitty and I dove behind another rhododendron bush and observed as he stumbled back onto the shore.
From Literature
Technical advances including improved chips have helped overcome early problems with poor battery life, buggy software, and stumbling conversations that tainted early pendant models.
From Barron's
Last year’s stumbles came as sales had fallen for six out of eight quarters heading into the period that includes February, which meant inventory purchases were conservative, Sekella said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
