stumble

Example Sentences

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Last year’s stumbles came as sales had fallen for six out of eight quarters heading into the period that includes February, which meant inventory purchases were conservative, Sekella said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“With the markets taking geopolitics in stride so far, the first trading week of the New Year may likely revolve around whether tech will find its footing after stumbling into the end of the year.”

From Barron's

Or that night we stumbled onto a giant controlled burn and saw the flames reach up and tickle the moon and recognized the gnawing feeling that fire is something we can only feign to control.

From Los Angeles Times

One of those times was in Week 13 at Carolina, when they stumbled to a 31-28 defeat that included two Matthew Stafford interceptions, one of which was run back 48 yards for a touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times

Amid a perceived lack of summer investment, Celtic failed to qualify for the Champions League and stumbled out of the blocks domestically under Rodgers' leadership.

From BBC