stagger off

Frequency: 6.03.5 per million words

To leave a place, walking unsteadily.

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Examples (10)

  • She staggered blindly off into the darkness, her eyes wide with fear.
  • After several drinks, he began to stagger off towards the exit, bumping into tables.
  • Wounded and exhausted, the soldier managed to stagger off the battlefield.
  • Upon hearing the terrible news, she could only stagger off in disbelief.
  • The old man, weakened by illness, had to stagger off home with the help of a cane.
  • Whenever he loses a game, he tends to stagger off muttering to himself.
  • The referee blew the whistle, and the dazed boxer staggered off to his corner.
  • Leaving the party, they staggered off down the street, laughing loudly.
  • He felt so dizzy that he had to stagger off and sit down for a moment.
  • The weary hikers staggered off the trail and collapsed at their campsite.