staggers

present tense third-person singular of stagger

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of staggers Make the most of the shoulder seasons Almost all schools in England enjoy the long summer break at the same time (unlike in Scotland, which staggers its school vacation time for each region). Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025 The agency staggers payments across the month to manage the large volume of recipients. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 Maybe birth rates would rebound, after a disaster or disintegration that staggers us. Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staggers
Verb
  • That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the alliance hesitates, Putin will see weakness and press harder.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The actress hesitates for only a second before divulging the story.
    Galina Espinoza, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Deals collapse when communication falters.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That stat alone underscores how well the starting rotation has held up, even as the relief corps falters.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Staggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staggers. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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