limp along

Example Sentences

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The rest will limp along, pretending they didn’t see it coming.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

It’s harder for folks who can work remotely to justify using a sick day, because technology makes it so easy to limp along through our tasks when we should be resting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, another low-polling candidate, remains in the race but will face pressure to depart or limp along.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Paul Martin, UK head of retail at KPMG, said retail sales were continuing to "limp along".

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023

In the road, he could not climb the bank and had to limp along the verge until he could crawl under a gate.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams