staggered

Example Sentences

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Staggered in the final minute of the contest by a huge right, Wardley somehow managed to stay on his feet, still throwing hands up until the last bell.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024

Staggered entries of droning pitches steadily created complexly sour motifs that tended to plunge downward.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

Staggered municipal and council elections had been scheduled for May but funding has not yet been secured by the state, according to caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi.

From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2023

Staggered by these and other blows, the world’s economy appears to be spiraling into yet another recession.

From Scientific American • Dec. 19, 2022

Staggered, he stepped backward, his head turning this way and that as he searched for his foe.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin