lumbering
Example Sentences
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The pinniped pup looked around quizzically with large, black eyes before lumbering into the surf with abandon — as only the young can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
It wasn’t until Tuesday, more than four weeks into the war, that Caine said it was safe enough to send lumbering B-52 bombers over Iranian territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Costing A$136,000, the artwork represents a mythical megafauna, with the sculpture's designers inspired by an ancient marsupial ant-eater found in local caves that was "massive, lumbering and fascinating".
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
In between takes, I’d see this big lumbering monster taking photos with his little camera, which was incredible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Now, he was paying the penalty for too little sleep and no study—trying to read a lousy geography lesson on a lumbering lurching bus, the morning light dazzling on the white page.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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