grope

Example Sentences

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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

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

“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

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

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan