Sentence examples for staggering like from inspiring English sources

The city, Mr. Hancock said again and again, had been punched by recession, staggering like so many other cities, but would be better for having taken a hit or two and would rise like never before.

She will be staggering like a tranquillized deer on stilts, caught in unfortunate circumstances that have doomed her to be miserable.

She staggered like a toddler taking her first steps.

It staggered like a crippled Martian out of the water and onto Canada.

Try laying it in a running bond pattern, with vertical joints staggered like brick.

Dancers in "Path" were sometimes languid, sometimes frisky, and they staggered like addicts in "Add + ick = shion".

At least, I hope it's the end, for the devil who has been writing history this year may yet have one last horror to throw at us, before we stagger like wounded soldiers into the trenches of 2017.

And what more do you need to know about the lust for fame that has infected our species than you can glean by watching a guy sing Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful" while walking through a cactus maze wearing goggles that make him stagger like a drunk?

He staggered like a linebacker rising from a sack, his huge girth moving out of synch with his head.

I staggered like a drunk duck, awkwardly stepping ski heel to arch, desperately planting my poles for power and leverage, until my triceps softly ached.

Watch out for the window cleaner and the hypnotised art critic who staggers zombie-like down the aisles.