stagger

Example Sentences

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Authorities in the Philippines are also talking to oil companies about ways to stagger pump-price increases and considering temporary tax cuts on fuel if crude prices rise sharply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Brown managed to stagger out of Buck’s apartment to a nearby gas station, where he called 911.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Asian investors battled Wednesday to kickstart a recovery in equities following the latest stagger across world markets that has been caused by worries over an AI-fuelled bubble and uncertainty over US interest rates.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Somewhere half past exhaustion, we stagger back to Café Iruña.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

He watched them stagger up the aisle of the moving bus, grabbing on to the backs of seats to keep their balance.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness