staggered
Example Sentences
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He staggered sideways on his spindly legs, tripped over his own foot, and fell full-length into the crick.
From Literature
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Heedless of Wolf’s warning growls, the female pulled Tall Tailless to his legs and they staggered up the bank.
From Literature
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She staggered when she got off her sled.
From Literature
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I staggered toward the wall and put my bag up there, but then wasn’t quite tall enough to sit without some serious scrambling.
From Literature
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In Chicago, spinach goes into the ground in staggered rows, insurance against frost.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.