lumbering
Example Sentences
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Columbia Hillel had at least six inches on her, and something about the lumbering way he moved almost made her regret choosing him.
From Literature
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In between takes, I’d see this big lumbering monster taking photos with his little camera, which was incredible.
From Los Angeles Times
As for the animatronics, Jim Henson’s Creature Shop has taken obvious care and skill in re-creating the film’s lumbering robots and evoking their game origins.
From Los Angeles Times
I prepare to jump into a roast contest when a roar suddenly sounds from the forest in front of us—and I think I see a huge form lumbering toward us.
From Literature
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Bears came lumbering down from the hills, and fish jumped up from the ponds, and vultures circled above.
From Literature
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