shambling
Example Sentences
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She seemed to be everything that I, a shambling, spit up-stained wreck, was not.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
The post, from someone claiming to work at Boeing, described the production of Boeing's 737 planes as "a rambling, shambling, disaster waiting to happen".
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
Arkin found the ideal foil for his unique brand of neurotic intensity in the shambling Peter Falk, and in director Arthur Hiller’s zany comedy, the two deliver a master class in odd-couple chemistry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
In the taxonomy of horror, its undead are “fast zombies,” as opposed to the shambling hordes in old-time creature features.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
I make my way to the kitchenette, shambling a little, keeping my coat on because of the cold.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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