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Sentence Examples I have to admit, I was rather hoping he'd stumble on for a few more weeks and take the ID cards down with him. For some uncanny reason, the moments at which you stumble are those when you are within reach of attaining some long-sought goal. For a professional explorer to stumble upon such uncharted territory can be very chastening. My mom started to slur her words and stumble as though she had been drinking. Unfortunately, the wedding is only a flimsily constructed excuse for Stifler to stumble from one lame sight gag to the next. The bright sunlight nearly blinded her, causing her to stumble over Marmalade and Rosie, her two sleek cats. Only rarely do you ever really stumble across a movie or get involved in a movie that's the real deal. The thwack should have been an early wake-up call but the Minstermen continued to stumble and fumble thereafter. Did I stumble onto some airline cult, sucking me in with low, low fares and a direct flight to Boston? Flabbergasted auctioneer Keith Lomax blamed Beckham's penalty stumble for the tumble in prices. The clash of contemporary ugliness with ancient beauty is a tripwire I often stumble on. The guards jerked at the chains forcing the slaves to stumble forward as they were led towards the huge mansion. My fingers stumble a little as I knot the shoestring into a bow, like dancers in an unfamiliar routine. And then quite suddenly you stumble across a little knot of firemen, armed only with picks, small forks, and their bare hands. I find it curious that if I am overwhelmed by emotion, I stumble over words in English. Others find the process to be one of trial and error, until they stumble upon one that fits. Gangs of bevvied thugs stumble the streets, eyeing pedestrians as the lion does the gazelle. After about two hours of uninterrupted bibulousness, I stumble to the train. The band has one guy steady on the traps and two more on pan-knockers, so they can't help but stumble upon the occasional sweet beat. Once you figure out how to browse it, you stumble across carefully prepared exercises and workbooks. Show More Sentences High heels, floppy slippers and shoes with slick soles can make you stumble and fall. I'll usually bolt out of bed and stumble around as if drunk, in an effort to find the obnoxious noise and shut it off. She was surprised that the man didn't even stumble on the thick underbrush in the dark. He seemed to know the labyrinth by instinct, only bothering with a lamp when the others began to stumble in the dusk. On Africa, for example, world leaders must not stumble over labyrinthine arguments concerning trade versus aid or governance and conditionality. The next day, they stumble upon an old wax museum in a seemingly abandoned town. Just as we are getting a feel for the lay of the land, we stumble on a new wing we had almost forgotten had existed. One sees them stumble on, leaning on alpenstocks or throwing their heads back to gulp the last of a skinned borraccia. Luckily the door was on the latch and I managed to stumble through and shut it behind me. When the fall's new shows stumble, the networks will be ready with replacements. This morning, I stumble downstairs in the zombielike pre-coffee state and wander aimlessly around the kitchen. The girl weaved through the throng of people to stumble into the nearest tent. An ancient rule of wisdom advises that when the blind lead the blind they all stumble into the ditch. Angela quickly recovered from her stumble, and began to limp while walking ahead of him, hoping he wouldn't notice. A slight stumble going down the risers to leave the stage did not mar the performance at all. I'm about ready to blow chunks when I stumble past a rack of Hurley clothing, and I lost it completely! Too many people drift through life, doing jobs they stumble into that pay the bills and keep a roof over their heads. If you slip away from the main tourist scene, you'll likely stumble upon a bakery offering freshly baked brown loaves from 200-year-old recipes. When you stumble, there are a billion others, bloodthirstily waiting to take your place. That's three nights running I've had to stumble down Cannon Street Road, humming madly to disguise my desperation for a pee. Show More Sentences Cities often stumble onto projects and developments that turn them around, delivering them from a period of decline to one of ascendancy. Searching a blood-soaked hotel room is tough enough without having to stumble through the dark. Upon entering your home, stumble around blindly for an hour or so before you find your bed. If a person wanted to stumble headfirst down the social ladder at my school, associating with freshman was a great way to do it. Soon, they stumble upon a baby who is being hunted by sabertooths, and the two decide to return it to its owner. But stumble and strain under an unceasing atmosphere of creative tension, and you'll get trampled. Surely you wouldn't rather stumble about with your thick-necked flatfooted lummox of a boyfriend. I didn't want to stumble around in the moonless dark, so I decided to head back. But American reporters are studiously averting their eyes, lest they stumble over a story. So I stumble down to the garage to see the back rear window of my car has been smashed to bits, and the inside of my car totally ransacked. But when it comes to finding his office, you have to either sniff it out or stumble across it. On any given school day, teen-agers across the nation stumble out of bed and prepare for the day. Did Mofaz fail to do his homework before joining or stumble in with no game plan? Although his drum version of Bring Me To Life was slightly different and it was obvious he was ad-libbing most of it, he managed to stumble his way though. Four young adventurers play hide and seek in the country home of an old professor, where they stumble upon an enchanted wardrobe that will take them places they never dreamed. They spent much of the 2002 season ranked among the best in the province, only to stumble in an abbreviated playoff format due to a labour dispute. And woe betide you if, like me, you stumble or hesitate over your order. Wandering around Tribeca, you may stumble upon a decrepit elevator shaft that's full of curiosities. Fifty or a hundred yards farther on, the worker ants form a new nest, and the colony files into place, rapidly at first and then more slowly as the last guests stumble in. Regardless of her well-groomed surroundings and well-defined sense of purpose, she says that early in her career she would stumble on nagging thoughts of worthlessness. Show More Sentences Her latest stumble on the rocky road to recovery, being caught with crack cocaine at a drug rehab center, shows that she is in desperate need of help. He met with official disfavour after his spectacular military failure at St. Etienne in 1546, a crucial stumble in Henry's campaign to annex the territory. The road seemed a lot different on the way back, rocks he hadn't seen before made him stumble over and over, tree limbs scratched at his forehead and arms. A stumble and a fresh air shot later, however, and the danger was gone. Following the disappointing Confessions of a Shopaholic, g-force represents a rare double stumble for Bruckheimer. At the end of the fourth season premiere, Arya and The hound stumble upon a tavern in the woods. With Ambassador John Negroponte in place, halting dialogues could begin to splutter, and stutter, and stumble. When they exit they hear music, follow it, and stumble into a Mardi Gras. She seems to stumble upon her marketability these days almost by accident. Meanwhile, the labor unions and liberal groups that nominally backed Cuomo could not be more thrilled to see him stumble. Grilled about whether his statements stemmed from racism or jealousy, as he has claimed, Sterling started to stumble. Michelle didn't look particularly awake that morning, when Cami forced her trailer door open and waited for the dark-skinned girl to stumble out of the bathroom. Various runners stumble back to the circle to renditions of Swing Low offering abusive comments to the hares and complaining about blisters and trench foot. We stumble across a dogs' hairdresser and watch through the window fascinated as a pooch gets a shampoo and blow dry after a quick trim, presumably to cope with the heat. He realized that that fall was not just a regular trip or stumble. But even the entertaining Tweeters stumble because the only way to succeed in the medium is to be unscripted. Afterward, stumble out into North Beach and walk it off on a stroll down to the wharf. Some stars choose not to be smoothers of rough edges, and the void in the leadership department is yet another reason many believe the team will stumble. Otherwise, this step towards energy independence could turn into a stumble that forces early-adopters to turn their backs, stymieing potential. Haye came close to knocking out Valuev in the final round with a hard left hand, which made Valuev stumble. Show More Sentences Conversely, non-fluent readers stumble through text word by word and read unexpressively, with little meaningful comprehension occurring. And yet directors forever stumble over themselves trying to concretize an experience that is, in the final wash, internal and ineffable. I'll have one chance to show them that's no longer true. One chance... and if I stumble, I'll not get a second. A young man goes out looking for a brothel, only to stumble into the house of his best friend's girl. Just as we are about to morph permanently into stodgy old stinkpots, we stumble across one of those favorite things. I stumble through interviews for my job at NY1, memories flooding back. To stumble upon serendipitous meet ups that fate would not likely have arranged otherwise. We happened to stumble across I Am The Cosmos in Dublin, just before Christmas and they were mindblowingly, breathtakingly good. And lucky geocachers may even stumble upon a limited-edition Oregon geocoin. In other words, Todd Akin did not stumble his way into his cul-de-sac. In this case, the embarrassing stumble may have bettered her score. Marshall didn't stumble on his fortune, but sure enough, his well was filled by the same Texas tea. Alas, our PowerPoint Generation gravitates to bullet points and two-dimensional bar charts, even as we stumble our way through this multidimensional universe. Years ago, barely on two legs, Sam had managed to slip out the front door and stumble down the short path that led to the gateless border between the yard and the main road. Well, as many newspapers stumble around in the on-line world, often with no clue as to how to make money, the idea of micromarketing keeps raising its head. It follows the backstage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble their way through rehearsals to a shambolic first night and then a final disastrous performance. But I did stumble upon a survey recently that indicates that a lot of the criticism of real estate brokers as being too boosterish may be partly misplaced. Because speech is timebound and words can come only one after the other, the way we stall, stumble and start again provides clues to the way we render thought with sound. Examples from Classical Literature Within the bounds of possibility, their turn to stumble might now be imminent. Mr Vladimir did not stumble, did not stagger back, did not change his stride. Some one barged into him, surged into him, from the rear, causing him to stumble. If he moved without light he was likely to stumble, and heydey to his fifty crowns, not to say his liberty for many days to come. It would be a stroke of luck if I could stumble on one of his hiding places! His snaggy stick lay at a little distance, a black line on the snow, and the sight of that made Dan's heart stumble. What an ugly creature a philosopher is, tranquilly said chon, watching the Genevan stumble down the hill. There is no stumble in you, for you have done a great deed, and the Red Gods are smiling. Then he began to stumble through the adumbral forests to find a road. But I must back to my own bed, lest some sleepy warden stumble upon me, and I be forced to run him through. Many analysts said the stumble was largely a symptom of turmoil in the telecommunications business, though some said Knowling shared the blame. The stumble of thunder, the lash and churn of rain were companions. I should stumble and fall over the smallest pebble in the path. In one of the shops I had the luck to stumble upon a book which has charmed me nearly to death. To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot. People don't stumble upon enormous discoveries and then lose their evidence. I dare say I was a very unexpected fact for that young Russian to stumble upon. As Jack and Tyler descend into the caves they stumble upon a fascinating lost world, where a deadly species waits, hungry for fresh human flesh. Rarest of all, we may sometimes stumble across the home of the tawny owl. The horses were tired, and a misstep or a stumble would be dangerous. Show More Sentences Can hardly keep my eyes open, so stumble dazedly to bed about 5am, and 8'o'clock comes all too soon. She was far too subtle and wary to stumble into such a pitfall as that. Give me your hand while you throw back the cover, lest you should stumble and fall in. Against the scene a jazz band flung a whine and a stumble of tinny sounds. I likewise broke my right shin against the shell of a snail, which I happened to stumble over, as I was walking alone and thinking on poor England. The idea was to circulate the tracts as widely as possible, ever increasing the odds that a non-believer might stumble across and embrace the Word. Joan and Sheldon heard the twanging thrum and saw Koogoo throw out his arms, at the same time dropping his rifle, stumble forward, and sink down on his hands and knees. To the last stumble of its stumbling end this dray horse must abide by the mandates of the lesser truth that is the truth of life and that makes life possible to persist. Sticking his spurs into his horse he made a rush at the mountain, and got up half-way, then he calmly turned his horse's head and came down again without a slip or stumble. To squeamishly add almost, to prevaricate with five or maybe six, to stumble and say five or six or seven, is to lose credibility and control and possibly the trial. And thus we stumble on a way forward for Egypt that could be embraced by all politicians if only they'd pause before prescribing off-the-cuff cure-alls. The interior was so unevenly graded that it caused people to stumble. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of stumble? Words that rhyme with stumble What is the past tense of stumble? What is the plural of stumble? What is the adverb for stumble? What is the adjective for stumble? What is the noun for stumble? Translations for stumble Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words stultifyingly stultifying stultify stultifies stultified stultification stumblebum stumbled stumble into stumblers stumbles stumble upon 7-letter Words Starting With s st stu stum stumb stumbl