falter
Example Sentences
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Arguments over who was the wealthiest person in human history break down the way arguments over sports stars falter.
From Barron's
How and when do you think China might bridge the gap in performance between its technological development and its faltering economy?
The efforts have faltered in court, with a grand jury earlier this month declining to indict James for allegedly misstating the intended use of a property in Norfolk, Va.
"Yet, alongside this progress, rising production costs -- particularly talent-driven budgets -- have introduced a significant strain. It is not the films that falter, but the economics that lose balance."
From Barron's
Dr Seidler has spent the past two years trying to convince his grandparents, who are also Holocaust survivors, to hold on to their faltering belief in the good of humanity.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
