Sentence examples for groping for words from inspiring English sources

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Groping for words, many settled on one: "fetal".

I sensed that people were groping for words to describe Gordon Brown's sudden fall from all-dominating competence to fumbling inadequacy".

The court had Eichmann's counsel, Dr. Robert Servatius, of Cologne, groping for words as its members asked questions about details, dates, incidents, conflicting evidence and concepts.

Watching Berry eye her tottering rendition of NYU Lutheran while groping for words (eventually: "You've done this with your heart") was alone worth the investment.

"Whether somebody could have done a better job — I'm trying to — whether they could have done a better job I just don't know," he continued, groping for words.

If I just keep reading, line after line, I will not be left standing alone under the lights groping for words.

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"You grope for words," he said finally.

She has nothing to lose as she gropes for words to put in her notebook.

There is one member of our household who never has to grope for words as we are groping now.

You grope for words to capture the serenity, beauty and luxury of it.

The infection has affected his speech, and now he gropes for words.

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