staggered
Example Sentences
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A simple strategy is to “ladder” Treasury bills: Divide your investment into portions and purchase bills with staggered maturities, such as 3, 6, 9 and 12 months.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Plenty of fans will be staggered that no one at the top has paid with their job.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
In Chicago, spinach goes into the ground in staggered rows, insurance against frost.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
“The staggered nature of the Board limits how much change we can affect in one year, but we do not think the Board should constrain itself on refreshment.”
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
He stuffed the sack to the brim and then staggered out of the room with the bulging sack flung over his shoulder.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
