limped
Example Sentences
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U.S. stocks limped to the close, with many investors looking ahead to Wednesday’s key inflation report and what it might mean for interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market, or is the selloff just getting started?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
“As he limped down the companionway,” the New York Sun reported, “the impression was strong that the Colonel had endured the greatest hardships of his life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
It was anything but a wire-to-wire win for Korda, who struggled on the tee and limped through the opening round at two over par.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Instead, a single iguanodon limped along the cobblestones, its hunchbacked rider reaching a long pole up to light the street lanterns one by one.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
