grope

Example Sentences

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Scott, delivers a powerhouse performance, despite having to occasionally grope for a line that isn’t immediately in reach.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

“The Bravest — grope a little — And sometimes hit a Tree Directly in the Forehead,” the poet wrote.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Jameela Jamil, star of The Good Place, offered: "It should only be technical. It's like a stunt. Our job as actors is to make it not look technical. Nobody wants an impromptu grope."

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022

“I just ran down the steps as much as I could but people was falling all over me, screaming,” said Sandra Clayton, 61, who was able to grope her way through the smoke.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2022

It must grope after him through the days and across the seas of the sunlit world, and could take visible shape only in dream and darkness.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin