grope

Example Sentences

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Mukesh became the first seamer other than Bumrah or Anderson to take a wicket in the series and the stage was set for Ashwin, only for Bumrah to whistle through Hartley's defensive grope.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 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

If Mr. Biden makes concessions — we grope for a better word — to MBS, it would be on behalf of others as well as himself.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2022

His naked eyes shrank to fluttering little dots as he went down to grope around his feet.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan