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Recent Examples of shamble The left horse just wanted to shamble along, while the right horse pulled with frantic jerks. Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025 One nickname — Zombie tranq — reflects shambling from deep sedation. Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025 Its ambling, shambling tour of crashing parties, crashing on available couches, and reluctantly crashing your way into maturity, one misadventure at a time, is not a bug but a feature here. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024 The cultural preoccupation with zombies shambles on in The Last of Us and other movies and video games. Neda Ulaby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for shamble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamble
Verb
  • The coaching staff shuffled its depth chart, handing extra reps to players who had performed well over the previous nine practices and deserved a longer look.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
  • From ones that incorporate fans to odes to classic binge-worthy TV, with the help of social media, everyone’s creative wheels are turning — and people are learning one new step after another, feet shuffling, turning, stepping with ease.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Wave have been fortunate that Orlando and Washington have also stumbled, keeping the gap small.
    Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Indeed, the Braves overcame an early 5-1 deficit in the series opener Tuesday with four runs in the fourth inning to tie the score, only to give it right back on a night when Spencer Strider stumbled, tying a career high with eight runs allowed in four innings.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Jenna Ortega has stomped all over the press tour for the second season of Wednesday.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Some, snubbed by their companions, stomp off in a huff or peck adjacent fans instead, while youthful pairs looking to lock lips are thwarted by chaperoning adults.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025

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“Shamble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamble. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.

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