grope
Example Sentences
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You open your eyes and grope for your phone.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024
Any extra light here is risky so we grope our way through the compound, following the heavily armed troops sent to escort us - stepping around makeshift tents, debris and sleeping people.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023
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
“I just ran down the steps as much as I could but people was falling all over me, screaming,” said Sandra Clayton, 61, who was able to grope her way through the smoke.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2022
There took shape in my mind—as though an answer was trying to grope its way out of the depths of me—the tale of a flood, Down by the Riverside.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing grope
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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"Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe
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