grope
Example Sentences
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You open your eyes and grope for your phone.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024
Any extra light here is risky so we grope our way through the compound, following the heavily armed troops sent to escort us - stepping around makeshift tents, debris and sleeping people.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023
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
I reach under my seat and grope around for the cold glass.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
Vocabulary lists containing grope
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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"Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe
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