fumbling

Example Sentences

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As I followed a patrol of federal agents around New York City’s Chinatown during their fumbling attempted raid in mid-October last year, I noticed something curious.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2026

In the previously uncollected poems we find Heaney working out forms, responding to social occasions, sometimes fumbling or biding his time but always doing the digging with his pen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

What a play. @king21_rich takes the int to the house after almost fumbling Orange Lutheran had PAT blocked to keep score at 20-13.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

"We didn't want people fumbling about in the dark, in possibly a smoke-filled room, trying to undo a lock," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Clare shook his head, still fumbling for his own senses.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman