shamble

Example Sentences

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When most bands would just sort of shamble onstage in their street clothes, you guys really put on a proper show, a presentation with choreography.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024

In my review, I praised the conviction of Gunn’s soupy sci-fi spectacle, writing: “Whatever this sweet, surreal sci-fi shamble is that Gunn has created, everyone here seems to believe ardently in it.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

There is an enjoyable strain of LA neo-noirs such as Inherent Vice, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Under the Silver Lake where doofus would-be detectives shamble into morally murky conspiracies.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2020

Even as its various subplots shamble on, the novel keeps reminding us about the rising conflation of reality and fiction.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2019

We approached the lonely inn as ragged ghouls shamble up to a gravekeeper’s door.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri