grope

Example Sentences

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From a leg-stump line, the ball appeared to then move in the air in the opposite direction, past Cook's crooked grope to kiss the top of off stump.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

You open your eyes and grope for your phone.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024

You grope your way through the phantom market, sometimes to the amused observation of waiting visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2023

“Here, everything is done in-house by FIFA. So it’s been a really long and arduous process. The terms have been incredibly difficult for cities to grope with.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

It is dark, I grope for the edge of the bed and cautiously try to slide down.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque