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

Such people are groping for answers and meaning.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2025

Iran and the United States are groping their way out of several simultaneous crises, including over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

From New York Times • May 19, 2024

Under Spain’s 2022 sexual consent law, the crime of sexual assault takes in a wide array of crimes from online abuse and groping to rape, each with different possible punishments.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

Just then it seemed my chamber-door was touched; as if fingers had swept the panels in groping a way along the dark gallery outside.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë