straggle
Example Sentences
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But the stragglers may not be able to straggle much longer: Bans on the chemicals are coming.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023
Might Rory McIlroy end his nutty straggle through his major-golf desert here?
From Washington Post • May 19, 2022
The move comes as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, as hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill — or much else.”
From Fox News • Sep. 8, 2020
He’s glad tourists are scarcer too, even though they still straggle past on their way north to self-quarantines and social distancing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2020
I straggle behind the film crew and the bodyguards, feeling their presence to be a violation of my beloved woods.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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