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

He was a night owl, coding way past midnight and up in time to straggle into the office late in the morning.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021

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