stutter-stepped

Definition of stutter-steppednext
past tense of stutter-step

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Surprisingly, among the more than 1,000 recipes published in the past 25 years of columns and cookbooks, a true, crisp and delicious almond cookie recipe had evaded me until now.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • After the fall of Tripoli, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi evaded capture for several months before being detained in November 2011 by a militia in the western Libyan city of Zintan.
    Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Still, Jordan sidestepped the idea that customers could be turned off by the raft of higher fees and fares, instead emphasizing that the discount airline was offering more options.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Former special counsel Jack Smith repeatedly sidestepped pointed questions about the credibility of January 6 committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson, despite previously acknowledging her most explosive claims amounted to secondhand hearsay.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Nate Paul, the one-time superstar Austin developer who played a central role in the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton, dodged jail time again Monday.
    Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Sheinbaum has been incredibly vague about where her country stood, and this week has given roundabout and ambiguous answers to inquiries about the shipments, and dodged reporters questions in her morning press briefings.
    Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But in their daring escape through the window, the crown of Empress Eugénie slipped from their grasp and was left battered on the pavement below.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • One of The Kid’s classmates slipped through an inflatable ring in my pool, and her mom had to jump in, fully clothed, after her, but that near mishap only seemed to bring our group closer together.
    Jen Wang, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Stutter-stepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-stepped. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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