unsteadily
Example Sentences
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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
She lighted a candle from the lamp and went unsteadily down the dark hall to the kitchen.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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