stagger

Example Sentences

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Governments are planning to release their reserves to the market over several months to stagger the effect, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Brown managed to stagger out of Buck’s apartment to a nearby gas station, where he called 911.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Asian investors battled Wednesday to kickstart a recovery in equities following the latest stagger across world markets that has been caused by worries over an AI-fuelled bubble and uncertainty over US interest rates.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

‘Those cords have cut me like wires; but my feet are getting warm again. I could stagger on now. What about you, Merry?’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien