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Recent Examples of shamble When photos hit the news of a sullen-looking Bodden shambling into court for the first time, Forrest’s friends and family were enraged. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025 The manor’s ghouls and shambling zombies don’t feel any less threatening when contained within the tiny square portraits of a card. The New York Times, New York Times, 30 May 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for shamble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamble
Verb
  • The Seahawks might need to do more shuffling ahead of their Week 6 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Restyle Soft Goods Soft goods like accent pillows, throw blankets, and even curtains can be easily shuffled around to refresh your space, Reinhard says.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But there have been some career stumbles recently, a superhero disappointment in particular, that must have complicated Johnson’s conception of his remarkable career.
    Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By Dom Luszczyszyn, Sean Gentille and Shayna Goldman Coming into last season, the Washington Capitals had taken major steps to improve a roster that, by plenty of measures, had fluked its way into the postseason and summarily gotten stomped in the first round.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When the band quickly left before the encore, the elated, yet sweaty, audience clapped their hands and stomped their feet without virtually anyone leaving the building.
    Josh Chesler, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Shamble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamble. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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