Examples of shamble in a Sentence
He shambled into the room.
disconsolate and exhausted after losing the match, the wrestler shambled toward the locker room
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At intervals John would shamble around the stage in a cruel parody of a disabled person, which in those days offended no one.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Julian’s shambling charm wears her down, the elder statesman challenging his younger peer’s view on their industry.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Endured a textbook shambles on the day of the deadline itself.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The shambling Cliff and the spiky Didi make for an odd couple.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Julian’s shambling charm wears her down, the elder statesman challenging his younger peer’s view on their industry.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Endured a textbook shambles on the day of the deadline itself.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The shambling Cliff and the spiky Didi make for an odd couple.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Shamble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shamble. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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