stagger

New Yorkers, by contrast, stagger under tax and cost burdens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

They stagger their appliance use in the mornings, checking that a fan isn’t running at the same time as the coffeemaker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

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

On July 4, the broken remnants of a powerful tropical storm spun off the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico so heavy with moisture that it seemed to stagger under its load.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025

Werner watches a Nordic-looking boy stagger beneath the weight of a tuba.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The Monkey King frees six puppet horses, who rise above the stage on long poles; he staggers out of the furnace with glowing red eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Now such a line could draw attention, so the Alliance staggers appointments, according to Jose Sandoval, executive director of the Panorama City-based organization that provides education and services to Latino families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025

Still in her wedding dress, she staggers out to the street shrieking, “Is everybody gay???”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023

A middle-aged man staggers into the bar and dances and sings along to a song in the Kikuyu language before slumping on one of the benches to join his friends.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2023

My shoulder bangs against Valerian’s shoulder so hard that he staggers back.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

The "staggered" approach has worked for students at college, as the proportion of their students achieving grades A* to C at maths is well above the Northern Ireland average for non-grammar schools.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

I didn’t feel any affinity with the humanoid that smashed Bolt’s 100-meter record, but found the robot weightlifter that crumpled under a 15kg barbell and staggered into a table very relatable.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

It’s hard not to be a little staggered by Sullivan’s ascent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Still, because the homes are staggered up a hillside, upward of 100 properties could gain a better lake view from the poisoned trees’ removal, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

I felt a little lightheaded as I staggered to a nearby chair and sat.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The film, newly restored from Greaves’ father William’s original offering, captures a staggering array of luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance reflecting on the period during a four-hour cocktail party at Duke Ellington’s townhouse in 1972.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

That way, Musk can rescue the Tesla balance sheet and use the combined companies to do what he does best: raise staggering amounts of money from the public markets.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

The charm gap between him and Mr. Grant, who was shy but cute in the part, is staggering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

By 1861, the Indigenous population had declined to an estimated 7% of its size before colonization, representing a staggering 93% reduction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The beauty is, as through the whole race, staggering.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen