straggle
Example Sentences
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In the longer races, some competitors would straggle to the finish line well after Heiden had won and departed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022
The emails that straggle through are litanies of the wreckage he’s seeing every day, interspersed with guilt and remorse at their separation.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2021
He was a night owl, coding way past midnight and up in time to straggle into the office late in the morning.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021
The move comes as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, as hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill — or much else.”
From Fox News • Sep. 8, 2020
When we’re ready to leave, Baba lifts Alan in his arms and we join the straggle of people walking to the end of the street to meet the delivery truck.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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The Hobbit
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