grope

Example Sentences

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You open your eyes and grope for your phone.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024

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

One thing is certain: We do need a place where we can grope toward shared understanding of world events.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

The grinning actors grope for meaning that lies beneath.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

There took shape in my mind—as though an answer was trying to grope its way out of the depths of me—the tale of a flood, Down by the Riverside.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright