How to Use stagger in a Sentence

stagger

verb

• A hard slap on the back staggered him.
• She staggered over to the sofa.
• It staggers me to see how much money they've spent on this project.
• They staggered the runners' starting positions.
• David staggered away as the video cuts off.
  — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
• The bald man staggered to his feet, hand on his throat.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
• Silas spoke many weeks ago about the need to stagger his young guards.
  — Rahat Huq, Chron, 18 Feb. 2022
• Stack your left foot on top of your right, or stagger your feet so both are on the ground.
  — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
• Stack your right foot on top of your left, or stagger your feet so both are on the ground.
  — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
• Seats are elected from each of the city’s wards and serve staggered, four-year terms.
  — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
• Straighten your legs and either stack or stagger your feet heel to toe.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 16 May 2021
• Lue has tried to stagger their minutes to not overplay them.
  — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
• David staggered off and collapsed on the sidewalk, videos played this week showed.
  — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
• Knueppel staggered, but didn’t fall.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
• The trio fled; Cordell staggered to his feet, blood gushing from his face.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
• Jones sets up with his feet staggered, knees bent, right hand on alight kettlebell.
  — Matt Gagne, Men's Health, 15 Aug. 2023
• Hunt times are staggered according to age groups.
  — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
• Their terms are four years long and staggered, so half are up for election every two years.
  — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
• Members serve staggered four-year terms and meet about twice a month during the school year.
  — Niki Griswold, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
• Plus, in a 48-minute game, there will be plenty of time to stagger the two.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
• Space the shrubs a little further apart, then stagger them so the back row screens your view.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
• Kidd could stagger minutes for Acuff and Kyrie.
  — Kevin Sherrington mar. 19, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
• These deals are staggered over multiple years.
  — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
• Maybe the answer is staggering a couple starters with the bench unit.
  — Pat Graham, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
• But as the smoke drifted clear, the soldiers got up and staggered into the trees.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
• One such combo late in the third round briefly staggered Barrios.
  — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
• His dad would stagger scheduling to get kids to sports practice.
  — Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2023
• Also, the new wall will be staggered, with breaks in places to allow access to the beach.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• Did not stagger break and lunch times, like other plants did, to allow workers to space out.
  — Sky Chadde and Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021
• Right now, Lue is trying to stagger their minutes.
  — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026