clamber
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Marshals clamber over the barrier at Portier to attend to the damaged McLaren of Ayrton Senna, who crashed out of the lead in 1988 when leading by about 50 seconds.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Driver Andriy, 53, is one of the first Ukrainian faces many of the freed soldiers see as they clamber onto his bus.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Those lucky enough to snap out of psychosis and regain touch with the tangible world are now building support groups online to help others clamber out.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026
"Five more minutes, and I would have left you," the pilot tells the reporters as they clamber back in, the chopper stuttering up and banking over the town's remains.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
We clamber out, half stupid with sleep, and dump our bags on the ground.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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But the rescuer reaches Alma first, and she clambers out - unaided - from between jagged slabs of concrete and twisted metal bars.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
Hafen clambers up on a rock and points to where the power line will run — marring the landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
Staticky, menacing voices croak from old radios and Michael Burgess’s camera beckons us into underground tunnels and clambers up walls on the heels of the villain and his victims.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
In a separate clip, also filmed from the crush of the crowd of several hundred people, a woman clambers over the wall.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2021
He clambers down the pyramid of people and hits the ground once more.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Trujillo placated the dog with peanut butter and they clambered over a wall into the Franco backyard, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Meanwhile Viktor had clambered up the debris and began calling out to Fabiana.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
When referee Mary Victoria Penso blew the final whistle in New Jersey, Ecuador Sebastian Beccacece clambered over the stadium barriers to celebrate with his family.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Coach Hedge clambered around the turtle’s shell, whacking at it uselessly with his baseball bat and yelling, “Take that! And that!”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Despite his disappointment, Djokovic showed his sportsmanship by clambering over the net to warmly hug Alcaraz on creating a slice of history.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
It was August 2013, and we were clambering up the majestic and regal unrealness that is Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
After clambering up three flights of a dark apartment-building stairwell, I entered Higatei, which celebrates all things awamori, an Okinawan rice-based spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
"I feel good; a little nervous, but I think it'll be fine. We'll hold on and give it everything!" said Nina Beeler, before clambering on board Cobra, an eight-year-old Swiss Brown cow.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Men ran from him and he ran after them, clambering up over the rail to the next ship and then the next.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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