grope

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

One thing is certain: We do need a place where we can grope toward shared understanding of world events.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

“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

But you’re so scared you can’t open your eyes, so you get on your hands and knees and grope in the dark, listening for voices to tell you which way to go.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Partly that’s because most corporate media wouldn’t have carried Hedges’ denunciation of everything it gropes us for.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2019

He slams on the brakes, opens the door, gropes for his cane.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 10, 2018

He gropes around in the inside pocket of his jacket, only to grasp a handful of teabags.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2012

Cusk gropes for a sense of her own authority and decides to say no merely to establish it.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2012

My hand gropes farther, splinters of wood—now I remember again that we are lying in the graveyard.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

The board groped its way through early decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, is pressing charges against a man who groped her on the street and is pushing nationwide measures against sexual harassment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

A Loudoun County jury found former superintendent Scott Ziegler guilty of unlawfully discharging a teacher who reported being repeatedly groped by a student.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

Hill faced calls for his resignation from Holcomb and many other state Republican leaders after allegations became public that he groped the women during a 2018 party at an Indianapolis bar.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

I concentrated on the pencil and groped for something.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

She’s also spinning an intergenerational tale of Black women groping past their initial distrust to a deeper understanding of what they have in common.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Vandier said AI is turning military intelligence analysis from a task of groping in darkness for targets to one of sifting through piles of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

Such people are groping for answers and meaning.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025

Mark Wood, in his first match since March because of injury and the weather, hurled a 95mph delivery that had Muhammad Rizwan groping at fresh air.

From BBC ● May 30, 2024

“There’s truth to that. I never see her in the company of other womenfolk, and she has about as much luck with men as ...” He paused, groping for a comparison.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss