stagger
Example Sentences
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Those are staggering numbers for movies that are, at best, just fine.
From Salon
College of Biblical Studies women’s basketball—a Division II team in Houston, playing in its first year—fell to Division I Grambling State by the staggering score of 159-18.
He has warned that Berkshire’s staggering size means that growth will have to slow.
He had waved a bit apologetically at the procession of small boys behind him, each staggering under the weight of several huge volumes.
From Literature
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We were catching up with Karli fast, when, and not for the first time, he staggered, and fell to his knees, exhausted.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.