clambered

Example Sentences

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After about 25 minutes he clambered back aboard the ship, girding for another long voyage the rest of the way across the ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The colonizers, four Chagossians aged 31 to 72, clambered aboard a dinghy and came ashore, waving British and American flags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Coughing and spitting on the floor, Kolya clambered to his feet with difficulty.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

As a helicopter circled overhead, a man wearing a leather jacket clambered up a light pole, his feet perched on a street sign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

"A young man clambered atop the black metal statue," he recalled, "and attached a rope to Dzerzhinsky, but no amount of pulling would bring down this formidable figure."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau