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unsteadily

ADVERB
unevenly
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I have in my head an image of my own mother, nearing 90, who moves unsteadily, even with her walker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2025

A video aired on Arab TV showed Father Gabriel walking unsteadily and checking on a man on a stretcher at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, where those injured are being treated.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025

They were interning at a local dance studio, teaching yoga to kids and unsteadily emerging from a miasma of childhood depression.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

The dairy cows also showed behavioral changes — yawning and salivating a lot, moving a little unsteadily on their hoofs, standing in one place for a protracted period, and having a “somnolent appearance.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2022

He got unsteadily to his feet, taking in deep, desperate breaths of the close air.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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