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stagger along



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A lot of the drummers I used tried to straighten out the beat but my real intention was to never straighten it out, to have it stagger along.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2012

Having escaped from the caverns, Lara has to stagger along a coastal path and into a jungle area to locate any other survivors of the crash.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2012

With odd jobs and her husband’s — albeit shriveled — earnings, she could stagger along.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2010

France can stagger along for a while, as a beggar, but she cannot continue as a great nation that way.

From Time Magazine Archive

She has been too proud and brave to accept help before, when she was able to stagger along under her own burden, but now she will be very grateful.

From The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)




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