limping

Example Sentences

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I was limping and being passed by people double my age.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

That season, the Rockets were limping along below .500 when they decided to sink to the bottom of the standings, losing 27 of their last 36 games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The report noted that Woods was observed "limping and stumbling", adding that the American said he had had seven back surgeries and over 20 operations on his leg.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Sri Lanka needed an emphatic win to stay alive but instead exited with a whimper, limping to 107-8 chasing New Zealand's 168-7.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Tristran Thorn approached the gap in the wall, from the Faerie side, for the second time since his conception eighteen years before, with the star limping beside him.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman