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Recent Examples of toddleOf four live roaches, one toddled about a container of mayonnaise packets.—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025 Then, seemingly inspired by the gold medal-winning athletes, Benson slowly toddled toward his proud parents while Chiles, 23, held onto his hands.—Erin Clack, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 At one point after six hours, Carmel toddled around the room in the dark, accidentally stepped on something, and started to cry.—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024 The father-son duo can be seen hanging out on the beach, with DDG on a lounge chair and Halo toddling around in the sand.—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for toddle
As Joe Biden tottered and fell (literally as well as metaphorically), more than a few pundits compared him to Lear, a man who was ruined by age, pride, and the flattery of sycophants.
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Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
Dina Tomczak, the school’s athletic director, tottered into her office having barely slept.
On June 18th, the Karen Read saga finally lurched to its inevitable end, when a Norfolk County jury, assigned the unenviable task of spending spring and early summer watching corruption theater in Dedham court, acquitted Ms. Read of all the serious charges against her.
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Tom Blakely,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
More to come on this one as the American media M&A space makes another lurch forwards.
After seven years of searching the West for the perfect place to call home, Northern California author and wellness practitioner Osha Reader stumbled upon her peaceful High Sierra retreat by chance.
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David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
After making it around the corner of a nearby Taco Bell, Muller appears to stumble, the footage shows.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
But the humble protein powerhouse has never seemed to be able to shake the bad reputation.
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Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
The earth begins to shake as the animals, each one a small tank of muscle, thunder along the route at speeds of up to 20 miles an hour, scattering runners.
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Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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