staggered
Example Sentences
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The Ipswich fighter, his nose damaged and one eye swollen shut, staggered around the ring yet somehow stayed on his feet and continued to fire back.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Startled young women, hands in the air, staggered out of darkened rooms.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
For the next seven hours he staggered and crawled upward, at times needing five or six breaths for every step.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Over the first six months of this staggered fiscal year, the deficit fell by 11 percent, or $139 billion, thanks to the increase in revenue that occurred between October and December due to customs duties.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
I was staggered; but I knew that if he wished to delay he had a good reason for it.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
