stagger

This pair, portrayed by Nicholas Braun and Kara Young, stumble and stagger through life collecting scars like other people collect stamps or baseball cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

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

For better and mostly for worse, she has allowed Jeffries to stagger on his own two feet.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025

Her jacket was smeared in grime and monster dust, but she managed to get to her feet and stagger off.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

With black smoke belching high into the sky, Lobga staggers some 90 seconds before collapsing in flames and a U.N. security guard rushes over blasting an extinguisher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

Dad lifts him, staggers across the room, places him in the bed by my mother.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

“I’m absolutely staggered that it was left to me, as a member of the public, to see and report this.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

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

We can see Spurs in their classic staggered back four in build-up play here.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

I staggered inside and met a wall of yak—a great expanse of curly-haired chest and churning hooves, of flared red nostrils and spinning eyes.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

But it’s their palpable trust in one another that’s staggering.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Lawyers acting for the bereaved families said it was "staggering" the documents came to light at such a late stage in the inquiry's work.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

While about 10% of all the coins launched turned out to be outright scams, the figure for those endorsed by so-called celebrities was a staggering 45% to 48%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

After years of effort, Merck could make only a few grams at a time, at staggering cost, with no clear therapeutic opportunity to justify further investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I break the spell by scooting away from the table, staggering out of my chair.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day