stumble

Example Sentences

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Villa are fortunate others have stumbled sooner and for longer this season - ensuring they have maintained a decent grip on third place until now.

From BBC

So, they serve up an array of the outlandish - mid-scroll, viewers stumble upon a lover's fight or a menacing standoff.

From BBC

But I keep stumbling over one small problem with the doomsday vision: It requires a breakdown in how the market economy functions.

From The Wall Street Journal

She halted and stumbled, line by line, making her way through only some of the speech.

From Literature

His electric vehicle sales have stumbled amid a reputation crisis and declining federal support.

From Los Angeles Times