shambling

Example Sentences

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They’re an exuberant bunch, especially Chase Culp’s shambling clown.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 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

This was the shambling, full system malfunction of a body and brain that could no longer outrun its own basic need for rest.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023

Richie Bravo, the aging Austrian lounge singer shambling his way through Ulrich Seidl’s grimly fascinating new movie, “Rimini,” sure knows his way around a crummy hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023

His skin was dead looking and hairless; dropsical too, he moved with a shambling gait like a trained bear.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner