stumble

Example Sentences

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Olka stumbled and cried out in pain as if I had hurt her, though I had not adjusted my grip on her.

From Literature

I stumbled outside, glad to be free of them both, though my stomach crawled with fear of the unknown.

From Literature

He had a string of one-liners down pat, a deep mine of anecdotes ready to roll out at any given moment, and a sureness of just how fortunate he had been to stumble on snooker.

From BBC

The failure of the Saudi Arabia-financed LIV Golf to secure world ranking points for its events has been a stumbling block since the upstart circuit launched in 2022.

From Barron's

The trigger for Friday’s sudden stumble was the nomination of Kevin Warsh for next Fed chair which signalled “lower institutional chaos than feared,” the team wrote.

From MarketWatch