stumbling

Example Sentences

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There’s the kind of choosing to be a liberal and then stumbling into it.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Perhaps it should be emphasized that the company does not in fact specialize in farce, since the sight of Orpheus stumbling through a mental ward clutching his dead wife’s red shoe was fairly funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

This year's summit could fall on any number of stumbling blocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Many can relate to the buzz of stumbling upon a hidden gem.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“What’s a un-i-form?” said Nhamo, stumbling over the unfamiliar word.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer