Sentence examples for was staggered from inspiring English sources

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was staggered

verb

Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter. In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter. To cause to reel or totter. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail.

  • She began to stagger across the room.

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Kennedy was staggered.

Ms. Gannon, 78, was staggered.

"I was staggered," she said.

I was staggered by that.

The progression was staggered to avoid confusion.

But Richmond was staggered by the recession.

"He was staggered, but he never fell.

Morphet was staggered by this personal aggression.

He was staggered by the turn America has taken.

Her rise to her feet was staggered and difficult-seeming.

The Dutch Church, humiliated and penitent, was staggered.

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