lumbering
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t until Tuesday, more than four weeks into the war, that Caine said it was safe enough to send lumbering B-52 bombers over Iranian territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Costing A$136,000, the artwork represents a mythical megafauna, with the sculpture's designers inspired by an ancient marsupial ant-eater found in local caves that was "massive, lumbering and fascinating".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Part of Melissa's punch stems from its slow pace: it is lumbering along slower than most people walk, at just three miles per hour or less.
From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025
That summer, Fisher said, no matter what he did, the bears kept lumbering back into town.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
The lumbering horse wore a black shawl over its mane.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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