fumble
Example Sentences
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I pull a quilt around my shoulders and fumble for my phone.
From Literature
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Hurriedly, fumbling, she put the coins into it.
From Literature
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I skid to a stop in front of our rust-red building and fumble through my satchel for the keys.
From Literature
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But punt returner Xavier Smith’s attempt to catch a ball while he was falling down in the NFC championship game resulted in a fumble that led to a pivotal touchdown by the Seahawks.
From Los Angeles Times
That phone of mine is too small for my fumbling fingers.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.