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He previously suffered a leg injury that left him with a limp and has apparently adapted his lifestyle, preferring to spend his time lazing on a rock, rather than fighting with fellow bears.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Back at his house where he lives with his wife and their four children, he now walks with a limp and says he also suffers from constant headaches.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

It was almost limp with moisture, and there was an obvious contrast between where the breading ended and the chicken began.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Only in the mornings when I limp out of bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

She was sprawled across the whale’s back, wet, limp, and lifeless.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Still, their emotionally ruinous tug-of-war goes on for so many rounds that the movie limps toward the end credits exhausted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

I ask it to attack my drafts, defend the opposing view, and flag every transition that limps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

As the housing market limps along, analysts have become less enthused about D.R.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

At Good Samaritan, Maia limps into the ER, cons her way into priority triage, gets stitched up, and limps back out against the doctor’s orders.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025

After I show Dell, he limps to the garage and yanks down the building rep parking sign.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

They could be even limper against Leicester, and they will still win to move even closer to the title.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

Much of the rest in “Languages of Truth” is limper and less interesting.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2021

And Bieber delivers his most bravura vocal on the acoustic guitar–driven “E.T.A.,” which ideally would have ended the album rather than the several limper retreads that follow it.

From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2020

Later, fellow Canadians Feist and Timber Timbre make the ballad-est of ballads even limper, coasting “Don’t Give Up” at an easy folk pace, pleasant but unconvincing.

From Time ● Jan. 6, 2014

So out came the tarlatan, looking older, limper, and shabbier than ever beside Sallie’s crisp new one.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

I’m reaching a point where I think the jump scare is the lamest, limpest form of horror.

From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2017

Russia, tipped as possible winners just a few days earlier, crashed out with drama – but for Poland it was the limpest possible exit: the co-hosts offering next to nothing against the Czechs.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2012

The most enraptured fans are children : the limpest puppet show or the most ancient Western will bring in neighborhoods of bug-eyed, awestruck kids.

From Time Magazine Archive

George Eliot says in Middlemarch that "a kind Providence furnishes the limpest personality with a little gum or starch in the form of tradition."

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by George Willis Cooke

The Widow was looking straight at the celestial, who sat there piled up in a little bit of a heap, the limpest thing in all the Forks perhaps, save Limber Tim.

From First Fam'lies of the Sierras by Joaquin Miller

U.S. stocks limped to the close, with many investors looking ahead to Wednesday’s key inflation report and what it might mean for interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market, or is the selloff just getting started?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

The big break came 10 days after the slaying, when a veteran Hollywood stuntman, Gary McLarty, whose industry nickname was “Whiz Kid,” limped into the LAPD’s North Hollywood station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

The morning after losing to Federer, an aching Willis limped to the shower at 4:30am to get ready for an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Aru stumbled back as the shadow thing limped out of the lamp.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

England's fluency juxtaposed Sri Lanka's innings as the tourist batters struggled again, limping to 145-9 after being bowled out for just 135 in the opener on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The boys' father said: "We were in the hotel room when the eldest burst into the room. He was limping and there was blood everywhere after he cut all his feet leaving the spa."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

From his gray hair to limping stride, Jackson’s Robin is so battered by decades of violence and outdoor camping that, at first glance, I thought his bare feet were a pair of alligator boots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Now I stub my toe, I’m limping for three weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

The Abbot came bustling up with Basil limping in the rear.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques