groping

Example Sentences

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Vandier said AI is turning military intelligence analysis from a task of groping in darkness for targets to one of sifting through piles of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

We’ve been groping through this land of disbelief for some time now.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

Mark Wood, in his first match since March because of injury and the weather, hurled a 95mph delivery that had Muhammad Rizwan groping at fresh air.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

That groping for signposts in a fogbound landscape was on display in remarks by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday morning.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

We returned to Tres Marias, groping our way in the dark, which fell quickly once the sun had set.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende