groping

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Groping for competitive edge, some may have found or created protection within membranes and walls, leading to the first cells.

From National Geographic • Jan. 14, 2021

Groping blindly, European and especially British explorers began trying to map this seascape beginning in the late 1500s — leading to a series of small advances, smattered with setbacks and tragedies, over centuries.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2017

Groping for a more straightforward form of fund raising usually leads churches to strive for pledges of money.

From Time Magazine Archive

Groping for ways to revive American confidence in government, the writers suggest the revival of compromise in politics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Groping along the shelf he found half a bread loaf and several onions.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw