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

Somewhere half past exhaustion, we stagger back to Café Iruña.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

Finn didn’t stagger or slump or drop his head.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

After pulling himself together, Berenger staggers into town to meet Jean for a morning drink before work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

It’s hard to write succinctly about work that staggers in so many directions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

She staggers a little, and a bowl of hot vegetable soup topples off her tray and lands on my sneakers.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

The staggered release schedule is likely a result of supply-chain constraints, according to David Naranjo, associate director at Counterpoint Research.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

The staggered statements within “Trio Piece” advance with oddly pleasing grace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

When Samir finally managed to stir the limp camel, the creature ambled to its feet, staggered around in a flustered circle, and sprinted away before Samir could grab its bridle.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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

All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

With Elon Musk’s wealth back over $1 trillion, thanks to a surge in the value of SpaceX on Monday, the question is how to represent that staggering fortune.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

To justify staggering investment sums, Americans will have to spend as much of their income on this one technology as they do on food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Today, when the hostel woke up and the backpackers began staggering to the bathroom, Jule went out.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart