falter

Example Sentences

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My pulse began to race, but my step didn’t falter this time, even as he watched me with a small smile on his lips.

From Literature

This time his voice falters on the question, which has come perilously close to asking whether there’s something I want to talk about, which of course, neither of us has ever asked before.

From Literature

But the weak results could spark fears about faltering AI demand at a time when so-called hyperscalers have pledged to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on the technology.

From Barron's

Two years ago, at the last, they faltered on the biggest stage.

From BBC

But it also leaves both leaders exposed if the campaign falters.

From The Wall Street Journal