stumble
Example Sentences
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The main “Toy Story” franchise has yet to take a major stumble because the franchise has great bones.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
The machines still stumble, pause, misread objects and often work best in controlled environments.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The strongest element of this book is the colorful cast of characters who stride and sometimes stumble through its pages.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“Brigadoon,” a romantic fantasy about two Americans who stumble upon a mystical Scottish village that magically comes to life for a single day once every 100 years, might seem to be irredeemably old-fashioned.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
On an average night, one need engage in only a few minutes of channel surfing during prime-time hours to stumble across images of gangsta culture on television.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing stumble
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Steve Jobs's Commencement Address (2005)
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