stagger under

Examples (10)

• He was staggering under the weight of the sack.
• The old man began to stagger under the heavy load of groceries.
• She could barely stagger under the emotional burden of her loss.
• If the luggage is too much, the porter will surely stagger under it.
• After working all night, he was staggering under sheer exhaustion.
• Many small businesses stagger under the pressure of high taxes.
• The exhausted hiker continued to stagger under his overloaded backpack.
• The company started to stagger under massive debts and declining sales.
• Witnesses saw the wounded soldier stagger under the weight of his gear.
• I watched him stagger under a precarious pile of old books.