fumblingly

Example Sentences

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Then he and Buzz Aldrin gathered rock samples, hopped in lunar gravity and erected a camera that captured the iconic image of Aldrin saluting an American flag they fumblingly planted into the gray moonscape.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2019

After watching so many other women learn the hard way that they must toughen up, it was fascinating to see Arya learn that she can soften herself, however fumblingly, without being any less powerful.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2019

Andy fumblingly tries to play reporter to the cagey doctor, but the word arrives soon after: stomach cancer, and the outlook for Michael is grim.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2019

It came when Bush fumblingly tried a maneuver that he and his advisers had obviously planned—and that Rubio and his had obviously anticipated.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 1, 2015

I fumblingly jabbed the pen back in its hole and scooted out, deep-frying in embarrassment.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell