unsteadily

Example Sentences

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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

On Wednesday morning one crewman carried an umbrella up the gangway that the migrants unsteadily walked down last week, some of them met by stretchers and health workers with foil blankets.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

The dairy cows also showed behavioral changes — yawning and salivating a lot, moving a little unsteadily on their hoofs, standing in one place for a protracted period, and having a “somnolent appearance.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022

She lighted a candle from the lamp and went unsteadily down the dark hall to the kitchen.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck