grope

Example Sentences

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You open your eyes and grope for your phone.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 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

Jameela Jamil, star of The Good Place, offered: "It should only be technical. It's like a stunt. Our job as actors is to make it not look technical. Nobody wants an impromptu grope."

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022

“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

Angrier than ever, he proceeded to grope in the bottoms of the vases and baskets of dried flowers, but was not at all surprised that the locket was not there.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling