stumbled

So, like, mistakes: Bono stumbled over some of his banter in the introductions, and he wanted to keep that in.

If Matthew McConaughey’s “Interstellar” astronaut stumbled upon a planet dominated by palm-sized black balls, it might look something like this.

He enrolled at the Open University and obtained a first-class honours degree in sociology, but it was when he stumbled across a painting class organised by charity Care After Combat, that he changed his life's trajectory.

He is running against the standing Vice President, Kamala Harris, who was thrust into the role of the Democratic standard-bearer after President Biden stumbled badly in his first debate with Trump.

She spoke well at the Democratic National Convention, has occasionally stumbled in answering specifics on policy questions, and has spent little time in front of the podium answering questions from the press.