lumber
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Tartakovsky conveys all of Spear’s torment, loneliness and the magnitude of his love with zero dialogue, only a wide-eyed stare into the distance as he lumbers along, pulled by the memory of an unfinished life.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
He lumbers over to his microphone and computer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Tuesday marked the latest bizarre chapter for the ‘Conference of Champions’ as it lumbers toward an uncertain future.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023
Neither Shelley nor Labatut includes in their work a scene of a scientist shouting, “It's alive!” as some cursed creation lumbers to life.
From Scientific American • Oct. 1, 2023
No one says anything for a moment, and inside Marie-Laure, an old anxiety lumbers to its feet.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Vocabulary lists containing lumber
"Of Mice and Men"
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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