groping

Example Sentences

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“You’re groping in the dark a little bit more.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 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

“One leg, two legs — got it,” Dave Laithwaite, a volunteer at the sanctuary, said while groping around in the mud in the kiwi’s narrow den.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

They talked nothing, stupidities, their soft voices groping like hands.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner