stagger

Brown managed to stagger out of Buck’s apartment to a nearby gas station, where he called 911.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

This pair, portrayed by Nicholas Braun and Kara Young, stumble and stagger through life collecting scars like other people collect stamps or baseball cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Asian investors battled Wednesday to kickstart a recovery in equities following the latest stagger across world markets that has been caused by worries over an AI-fuelled bubble and uncertainty over US interest rates.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

For better and mostly for worse, she has allowed Jeffries to stagger on his own two feet.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025

But the stone was still in his hand, so he pushed himself up and began to stagger toward the Northern Mountain.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

The Monkey King frees six puppet horses, who rise above the stage on long poles; he staggers out of the furnace with glowing red eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Now such a line could draw attention, so the Alliance staggers appointments, according to Jose Sandoval, executive director of the Panorama City-based organization that provides education and services to Latino families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025

Still in her wedding dress, she staggers out to the street shrieking, “Is everybody gay???”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023

A middle-aged man staggers into the bar and dances and sings along to a song in the Kikuyu language before slumping on one of the benches to join his friends.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2023

She staggers, falls to the ground, then rises laboriously.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Laddering simply means buying CDs with staggered maturity dates — for example, one that matures in six months, another in a year, and another later still.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

One source claimed that the invitees’ arrival times were staggered such that there were A, B, C, and D lists.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Those agencies are often structured as multimember commissions with staggered, time-limited terms.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

Former captain Michael Vaughan said he will be "absolutely staggered" if there is not more leadership change in English cricket after Ben Stokes' retirement.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Razi staggered back, jabbing his foot on a pointed shell.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

And the scale of what is being taught can feel staggering.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Shein's main competitive advantage lies in its ability to offer a staggering variety of items on its platform -- backed up by hyper-efficient product development and supply chains.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

That’s how excited I was to share the news of Ullom’s staggering debut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Security footage showed one of the men staggering down the cobblestone sidewalks of São Paulo’s historic center under the weight of the framed prints as people strolled by, seemingly unaware of the heist under way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

In just over three years, she solved a staggering twelve thousand secret messages for the Coast Guard and its allies in the Rum War.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield