grope

Example Sentences

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When the characters grope for a secret passageway, they receive an electric shock.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

Mukesh became the first seamer other than Bumrah or Anderson to take a wicket in the series and the stage was set for Ashwin, only for Bumrah to whistle through Hartley's defensive grope.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

“Here, everything is done in-house by FIFA. So it’s been a really long and arduous process. The terms have been incredibly difficult for cities to grope with.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

“I began to grope around in the rubble,” she said.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2022

One of them mimed reaching up high, as though to grope for something on a shelf, and his companion laughed.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan