staggered
Example Sentences
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A simple strategy is to “ladder” Treasury bills: Divide your investment into portions and purchase bills with staggered maturities, such as 3, 6, 9 and 12 months.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
They staggered their last days and made a rolling drama out of it for weeks.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Staff were offered a staggered 10% pay rise over three years with a 3.5% bump in the first year, following by 3.25% in the two years after.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
In Chicago, spinach goes into the ground in staggered rows, insurance against frost.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
He staggered backward, pulling one wet and muddy leg from the treacherous ground into which it had plunged.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
