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unsteadily

ADVERB
unevenly
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I have in my head an image of my own mother, nearing 90, who moves unsteadily, even with her walker.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2025

A video aired on Arab TV showed Father Gabriel walking unsteadily and checking on a man on a stretcher at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, where those injured are being treated.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2025

He got to his feet unsteadily, and was examined in the sideline medical tent.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2024

They were interning at a local dance studio, teaching yoga to kids and unsteadily emerging from a miasma of childhood depression.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2024

Now, on the witness stand, he held his hard-billed captain’s hat between his fingers, crossed his arms over his barrel chest, and pointed his cleft chin at Nels Gudmundsson, who wavered unsteadily before him, blinking.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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