tottering
Example Sentences
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That trade appears to be tottering now, as worries over slowing growth send yields tumbling to their lowest level in more than four months.
From Reuters
Thompson, tottering around under turbans and enormous pastries of hair — the Baroness’ look is slightly dated; Estella’s is up-to-the-minute London punk — is a queen who’s scornful of her kingdom.
From Seattle Times
Yet Newsom is showing more concern for a relatively small group of prosperous Central Valley farmers than he is for the tottering delta’s human and animal constituents.
From Los Angeles Times
Seconds later, Maliah reappeared, tottering down the stairs armed with her father’s freshly cleaned clothes and her sister’s pants.
From Washington Post
The relationship between foreground and background stays unsettled, and everything seems to be on the edge of tottering over.
From New York Times
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