stumble
Example Sentences
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"But this injury happened when you were falling and stumbling on the rocky ground at the paddock, didn't it?"
From BBC
The “Romeo and Juliet” director’s research team stumbled upon this unseen footage in an underground salt mine in Kansas while making the 2022 biopic starring Austin Butler.
From Los Angeles Times
I stumbled backward, retreating behind the cover of a bookcase.
From Literature
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She stumbled sideways, throwing us out into the open, and I fought to keep my balance without losing my grip.
From Literature
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And should the RedHawks stumble in the MAC tournament, a decision to exclude them with a single defeat would be unheard of.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.