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

In between takes, I’d see this big lumbering monster taking photos with his little camera, which was incredible.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

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

Columbia Hillel had at least six inches on her, and something about the lumbering way he moved almost made her regret choosing him.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny