staggered

Example Sentences

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I staggered toward the wall and put my bag up there, but then wasn’t quite tall enough to sit without some serious scrambling.

From Literature

In Chicago, spinach goes into the ground in staggered rows, insurance against frost.

From Salon

“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

Gran rose up from her chair, then staggered and fell back.

From Literature

Already, because so many students rely on the tram, the city has staggered school and university hours to pick up the slack of the partial shutdown.

From Barron's