stumble along
Frequency: 6.08.5 per million words
to walk in a clumsy or unsteady way, almost falling
Categories:
Examples (20)
- The toddler stumbled along behind his mother, taking clumsy steps.
- The drunk man tried to stumble along the dark alley.
- After twisting his ankle, he could only stumble along the trail.
- We watched the exhausted hikers stumble along the rocky trail.
- The old man stumbles along the icy pavement with his walking stick.
- Blinded by the light, he began to stumble along the corridor.
- In the darkness, she stumbled along, feeling for the wall with her hands.
- The toddler managed to stumble along the hallway before falling.
- Without a clear strategy, the team just stumbled along from one project to the next.
- Without his glasses, he could only stumble along the familiar path.
- For months, the new business stumbled along with very few customers.
- They had to stumble along in the fog, hoping to find the cabin.
- He managed to stumble along in the conversation, understanding only half of what was said.
- After the long flight, I could barely stumble along to the taxi stand.
- The national economy has been stumbling along for the past year.
- The wounded soldier continued to stumble along toward the camp.
- We watched the wounded animal stumble along the edge of the forest.
- We had to stumble along the muddy riverbank in the rain.
- Even with difficulties, they continue to stumble along towards their goal.
- Even though she was tired, she continued to stumble along the road.