stumbling
Example Sentences
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There’s the kind of choosing to be a liberal and then stumbling into it.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
“The state bar case was once a stumbling block, but today it is a stepping stone,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
This year's summit could hit any number of stumbling blocks.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
In video clips, robots were seen flailing around, stumbling and falling over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
“Kha-gee-na,” he repeats, stumbling a little on the Kh but getting it mostly right.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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