Ever since, Frank had been stumbling around in a daze, barely able to function. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Sam had belonged to Deen, had stumbled along after him like a shadow wherever he went. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Someday, when the spirit of Zimbabwe stumbled and the mhondoro grew faint, the gate would open again and remind the rest of the world of what it once had been. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I try not to stumble or slip as I climb. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was gracefully done, but even so, she had to reach out a hand and steady herself against my chest, lest she stumble into me due to her sudden stop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As he passed the sergeant, he stumbled and put out a hand to steady himself, brushing against him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He was walking sluggishly, now and again he stumbled, and at last I said, “Let us rest for a while, it will do us both good.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stumbled on, keeping close together so that no one would get lost. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I admired that from the start, to be able to make such an entrance without blushing and stumbling and arraying the floor with your books and the contents of your pocketbook. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She sucked in air and screamed, and he grabbed her hair and pulled her away from him, and she stumbled and went down, and then he was standing over her, breathing hard, shaking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They’d be well hidden here, but if monsters did stumble across them, they would have no warning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“My...my phone—” Mom stumbles over her words, then clears her throat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Harry blundered after Ron toward the light, stumbling and tripping, and a moment later they had emerged into a clearing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I pulled my hat down and stumbled like I was about to pass out, which wasn’t hard considering how tired I was. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He stumbles onto the scene, his beer belly hanging over stained white briefs, the only thing he’s wearing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I could easily step out and trip Josh Ackerly, see him stumble and sprawl down the steps. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no,” Alex says, stumbling over his own tongue in a rush. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The shaking floor made them stumble, but they stayed on their feet and raced back to the side of the school where they’d come from. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The dead weren’t all that far off when the light faded, and the fact that we’ve yet to have one stumble into the light of our lanterns is more than a little strange. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and stumbled to hang out of it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking back toward the patrol car, the policeman stumbled and fell down. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sister Fenella stumbled into the workshop and seized him by the arm. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They stumbled along in the dark winding gully for a long time, or so it seemed to the tired feet of Frodo and Sam. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Choking, stumbling, he moved like a broken toy around the yard. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elinor stumbled over a tree root, grabbed at something prickly, and fell to her knees sobbing. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She remembered how, after their flight from the sheds where Capricorn had held them captive, she had stumbled toward Elinor's car, and the man had shot at them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her shield was shivered in many pieces, and her arm was broken; she stumbled to her knees. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The inhabitants of Earth had finally stumbled upon radio communication. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got through the past, are enjoying the present, but now I push it and we stumble on the future. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

As the man stumbled to his knees, the Cat put a foot on his back and a hand around his head and opened his throat from ear to ear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Amaroq stumbled, pressed back his ears, and galloped across the tundra like a shooting star. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then everything came unstuck and Emma wrenched her arms away and Golan began to totter backward, and he stumbled and sat heavily on the rail. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Men stumbled, horses fell, even the Count tripped from time to time. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He swung the door open before the old green truck had come to a stop and stumbled out of the seat grinning, holding a bottle of Garden Deluxe Tokay in each hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” he says, managing to stumble over three simple words. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Groggy with sleep, he stumbled off to bed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He wanted to move from the bed, but was afraid he would stumble over something and Mrs. Dalton would hear him, would know that someone besides Mary was in the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She shoulder checked me hard enough to make me stumble backward and almost lose my footing. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon pulled free of the monkey’s solicitous paws and stumbled to Lyra’s arms. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the twins were toddlers, Mrs. Trepid couldn’t bear their stumbling and falling and screaming and banging and breaking and spitting. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The man stumbled sideways, tripped on the edge of the bridge, and splashed into the drainage ditch. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled down the stairs and across the yard, nearly falling at last into the door of Number Five. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The man stumbles forward, looking nowhere in particular. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But then two forms took shape, stumbling along the alley toward the Door. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He stumbled on the slippery planking and, as he sat up, found Fiver beside him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled backwards down the kitchen steps and lay sprawled in the wet mud. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, not yet,” Grandpop said, pulling away, stumbling back against the house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But he stumbles to correct himself, “I mean, no. I gotta get to class, too.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

In desperation, I turned and fled into the woods, stumbling over roots and stones, crying as I hadn’t cried for years. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She wrapped him in blankets, ran her finger around the crevices and sides of the lard can and stumbled to the outhouse with him. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel realized that until they were rested they would all be safer where they were than stumbling along in the open with no strength left to run from an enemy. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grasping onto each other, we stumbled across the balcony like a wounded chimera. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I stumbled and fell down to one knee. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He is on his own journey, one that will be arduous and long, filled with missteps and stumbles. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Anyhoo,” I say, stumbling over my words a bit, and looking away involuntarily, “I can give you a bottle. We’ve got plenty of it.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

First it stuck, then suddenly it gave, and, with a jerk, Coraline stumbled into the dark room beyond. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he would ever see the star again, and he stumbled over roots as the way led him between old trees into the deep woods. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The big, crowded house was in darkness, but he felt his way carefully up three flights of stairs and did not stumble. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He’d stumbled along in the dark for another hour before giving up. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He stumbled along the inner wall of the ditch, feeling the blood flowing over his foot. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned toward the sound and stumbled forward, tripping over the undergrowth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to Fort Lauderdale I stumbled off and called Davy's. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

There is so much that phrase doesn’t say—how quick it was, and the sound of her body hitting the earth, and the chaos of everyone running into the night, stumbling over the grass. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was awkward walking so quickly together in the dark, and though Kate moved with the grace of a cat, the boys stumbled trying to keep up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she almost lost the thread of the story, stumbled over a word, and re-read it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Second thing I did was hit this community pool me and Rondell stumbled across earlier, on our way back from getting something to eat. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Eleanor’s little car stumbled and bounced, reluctant to go farther into these unattractive hills, where the day seemed quickly drawing to an end under the thick, oppressive trees on either side. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

After a couple of mornings, I could stumble through a few lines of Homer without too much headache. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I lie motionless;—somewhere something clanks, it stamps and stumbles nearer—all my nerves become taut and icy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble over my Spanish and feel my face get hot. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He moved up the stream and away from the wood, holding the scratching, stinging, biting insect dæmon, and trying to conceal himself as much as he could from the man who was stumbling after them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He ran into a man, stumbled and lost his balance. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stewards complied, and Greenberg stumbled back to the Howard barn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Wes stood up, he stumbled back to the ground. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She remembered the sensation of falling after she’d leaped from the Night Zoo’s wall, the impact as she’d landed feetfirst in the dirt and stumbled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Doxology was climbing the last rise before the hollow of the home ranch and the big feet stumbled over stones in the roadway. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And miraculously, as she stumbled over these words, there was light, for the sun came up out of the sea. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pippin, Merry, and Sam were by that time nearly asleep on their stumbling legs; and even Strider seemed by the sag of his shoulders to be weary. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I was paranoid someone was going to catch us, so I disengaged from his lips and stumbled out of the stall. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

At a US embassy party in Bogotá, Colombia, he drank so much that he stumbled through the gardens and woke up the next morning on the sidewalk next to his apartment. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a short walk and stumble from the back of the Infirmary to the pebbled parking lot. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They stumbled after him wondering what had happened. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I push open the front door and stumble in. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Baba Joseph shouted, but the men stumbled around, fighting things they could not see. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She burst clear out of the brush line and stumbled over the little boulders toward the water, and then she heard him coming and she broke into a run. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we stumble down the familiar path of tall, sun-bleached grass and dry earth, I can feel the air thickening, preparing for a storm. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

And without looking back, she walked down the road, stumbling and crying, thinking only of this one last hope, that her daughters would be found by a kindhearted person who would care for them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled back and fell on my butt in the middle of the hallway. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

People stumble into manholes, are hit by falling objects, trip into the paths of speeding vehicles. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Her sofa buddy kept her from stumbling too hard into the nightstand. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Someone cries out behind him; then he’s hit hard in the shoulder, and he stumbles. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

His foot sank into the leaves, and he stumbled. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And why do girls have to stumble across these invisible lines to become women? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stammer, stumbling for the right words to say. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Shae scrambled up first, pushing aside the tent flap and stumbling into the dim morning, pulling on her boots as she went. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hours passed, and by the time he stumbled outside, the beautiful sounds of Fumulani’s voice could be heard all over town. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

That eventually you'd just stumble across the clue you needed to find the Jade Key? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He raced for the stairs, stumbling over toys on the porch as he went. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I kicked something with my foot and stumbled. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then he stumbled to the car and tried to be Lee. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Neither place was readily apparent to a drunk stumbling out into the night. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As I walked back to my tent, I stumbled into a cement wall. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Tad studied the wreckage, pulled hard at another board, and stumbled back as it came free. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He stumbled out to the hallway, picked up his suitcase, and leaned for a moment against a tall old clock. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She stumbled ahead more recklessly, trying to ignore the pain in her ankle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I stumbled to my feet and waded toward the cawing raven, which had landed on the bank a few yards away. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Half blinded, he rose and stumbled after her. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So now I’m left to stumble through the woods, no vehicle, thirsty beyond belief. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I stumble along, it’s clear I’m not the only injured slave. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I started to follow her, but Julian cut right in front of me, which actually made me stumble backward. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Great jagged boulders screened the view, and I slipped and stumbled on the wet rocks, making my way as best I could in Jasper’s direction. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I got up, stumbled to the tent, and that’s about the size of it.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She almost stumbles but lands on his lap. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In a stupor induced by Sterno, they have doubtlessly stumbled down into the Quarter and thus, to Clyde’s senile mind, qualify as “tourists.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robbie Ray came over to help her, and he held her close while she stumbled and wept through the rest of her speech. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As the deck tilted back and forth, Captain Kontoulis didn’t stumble once, and was even able to light one of the Indonesian cigarettes he favored, dipping his cap’s braided brim to cut the wind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It grew harder and harder to run, with the branches and knots of the trees forcing me to scoot and sidestep, but eventually I forced my way through and stumbled into a clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“It was a construction site. You stumbled over kegs of nails, over posts, over ladders.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to get up, but she stumbled and swayed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Saturday afternoon Tar Baby had stumbled drunk into traffic on the New River Road. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and ran behind the sun, not following but dragged with it across arroyos, over mesas and hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sliding partway, grasping tree roots to keep from falling, she stumbled down the treacherous path to the bottom. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Taran saw the warrior stumble back and drown in the press of struggling men. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I kept my hand extended in front of me to avoid stumbling into anything. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Behind him, the rest of his friends stumbled up the stairs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Newt gasped and jumped up, stumbling away from her. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She had not even a wisp of Talent, that’s what they said, and yet somehow she had managed to stumble upon the world’s most perfect peanut butter recipe. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to continue, stumbling and thrashing, but a large rock tripped him and he found himself sprawled on the ground. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I followed, grabbing the back of his coat and stumbling in his wake. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She stumbles out of her chair and grabs her books off the table. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled forward, screaming even though there was no hope of my voice reaching her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He stumbled into the clearing on three legs. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Blue Eyes stumbled, but didn’t lose his grip on me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He stumbled up on shore and dumped his load of blankets. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wished she would stumble in her Igbo; he had not expected English that perfect to sit beside equally perfect Igbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and fell to the ground, hitting his head on the stone floor. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And then the bun of his mammoth, archaic six-gun collided with his wandering gaze; abruptly he quit stumbling around. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hot Pie kept stumbling in the dark and losing his way, and Arya had to wait for him and double back. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In the very last gray of the day, he could see Alice stumbling across the grass in great haste, carrying Lyra. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“And why have you learned it?” he asked Lazlo, who stumbled through a reply. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We stumbled forward really fast for a long time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They were stumbling along dizzy with weariness, and unable to think of anything but their feet and legs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Aru stumbled back as the shadow thing limped out of the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he stumbled and sat down on a doorstep and began to weep again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He walks backward, pulling me with him so I stumble. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed one strap of the pack, ignoring the sticky residue squelching under my hands, and pulled it out of the tree, stumbling backward. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As I stumbled after him, the mud grew even deeper still. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I grab the vase, stumble down to the kitchen, and throw its contents into the embers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She stumbles a little on responsibility, but she gets it out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He paused, his mind churning, stumbling onto it, feeling for it, the thing that made him odd, the thing that made him different. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I felt I’d stumbled upon an amazing secret—it was possible to close your eyes and exit life without actually dying. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they halted or stumbled, they were seized and dragged for some distance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He guided me through the shouting crowd, hands continuing to touch me as I stumbled along. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nan stumbles to her feet and takes one tottering step toward the Mask. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It sang to me the night my brothers came home from the war, and in my dreams I sometimes saw it guiding their footsteps as they stumbled through the dark streets of their distant cities. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guy stumbled forward with a ceramic pot. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He followed her almost on tiptoes, stumbling from drunkenness, and he went into the nuptial bedroom just as she opened the robe and closed it again in fright. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The woman is faster than I expect, and I take a stumbling step back. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He stumbled down the tunnel into the terminal. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He remembered stumbling and falling over something—or was it someone? Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pink-faced girl with blonde pigtails stumbled out of line, put on the hat, which fell right down over her eyes, and sat down. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He struggled to his feet and stumbled across the pitching deck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I mean, I mean," she stumbled while looking at Doris out the corner of her eye, "you like SpongeBob?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t wait for long because just then he stumbles onto the porch as if he’s been pushed. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We marched for hours upon hours each day, stumbling and staggering along as best we could. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He slaps me on my back, and I stumble forward. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Its members quickly stumbled across two artifacts—not crude, Abbott-style arrowheads, but elegantly crafted spear points. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A few hours later my dad stumbled upstairs, reeking of alcohol, and flopped into his bed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Brenner, seriously wounded, managed to stumble down the mountain to a road and was rescued by some passing teenagers in a pickup truck. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The first graders gathered their things, thing at a time, and stumbled by with their tiny little legs. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“A-menable,” the twins chorused in misery, barely stumbling over the unusual word. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But then she stumbles backward, hand to her mouth, and lets out a scream. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Roli watches as I put it together and peel it apart, again and again, stumbling over the words until I can say them all perfectly. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A soggy beauty whose sash identified her as Miss Ohio stumbled out of the surf and sank to her knees, coughing up water and bile. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Never been the first person accidentally to stumble in on death. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the children were scolded if they used the term lightly at play, jeering at a teammate who missed a catch or stumbled in a race. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed dark and dangerous, like a creature you might stumble on in the middle of the night. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down the street and began to run, stumbling awkwardly, falling, picking himself up, and running on. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cold wind flowed down behind them, as they turned their backs on the Redhorn Gate, and stumbled wearily down the slope. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He looked down, choked back a scream, and stumbled back against the lockers. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was as though, stumbling upon himself from the outside, he had suddenly caught himself out, taken himself flagrantly at fault. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abbey stumbled into the kitchen looking as if she’d gotten maybe two hours of sleep. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I stumbled to my feet, rubbing my sore butt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I stumble along in the sewers, my vision going in and out of focus, one of my hands pressed hard against my side. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Nervous, feeling as if I’d stumbled on the scene of a crime, I searched the rooms quickly, my footsteps ringing loud in the silence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Field mice stumbled out toward the cool safety of the riverbank. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The marchers, blinded and choking, stumbled back onto the bridge and began a hasty retreat as troopers and possemen went after them on foot and on horseback. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled over a small pile of dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I ask sweetly, pointing across the table to the man stumbling to his feet, knocking over glasses as he does so. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I stumbled along, head down, fighting to keep my eyes from closing. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man behind me shoves me with the rifle barrel again, this time causing me to stumble. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A very old, fat satyr pushed through the crowd, stumbling over his own spear. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The wind came suddenly and fanned the coals into yellow flames; Leroy jumped back and stumbled hard against Pinkie. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure you didn’t stumble on a different cottage?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lateshia stumbled through an answer, claiming that she was defending herself. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

There came a cold clear dawn at the end of a long stumbling night-march. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Conor backed away from her quickly, stumbling over the ruins of the settee. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I stumble on, Manchee behind me, the flashlight not much good against every ruddy little branch and root and puddle in a great big swamp. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Ralph stumbled, feeling not pain but panic, and the tribe, screaming now like the chief, began to advance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ranofer recoiled so hastily that he stumbled and all but dropped the box. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He was back in human form, retching and stumbling. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Show me the path 1 must walk, and do not let me stumble in the dark places that he ahead." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had accidentally stumbled upon the rattraps, two of which were attached crookedly to his sneakers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles back but doesn’t fall flat like people do in the movies. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled along, head down, vision blurred by the watering of her eyes. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she stumbled over old grapevines, gnarled and twisted, thick as a man’s wrist, or became entangled in the tough, sinewy vine of the honeysuckle. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya struggled to her feet and stumbled to her knees a step later. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She pulled down her shorts and stumbled forward, running the last few steps to the counselors' offices. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The boy tripped and stumbled into me, and I caught him. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Desperately tired, he had made his way out of Forest and stumbled home. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She heard his panting, stumbling approach and stopped, and called, “Mal?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She grabbed his right arm to steady him as he stumbled. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I welcomed every stumble, for it brought blood. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I stumble down the hallway, giggling at my inability to balance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I remember one night he came home fuckdrunk, stumbling through the house. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sefia and Archer stumbled to the door, doubled over, breath squeezing in and out of their beaten lungs. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t push me hard, but I stumbled back, because I wasn’t expecting it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, it let go, and it was all he could do not to stumble. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When Grey Wind bounded out, one of them dropped his pole and lurched back, stumbling and sitting down abruptly in the river. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If this was a test, he couldn’t afford to get an F. He stumbled a few times as they ran for the river. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He stumbled into workbenches, knocked over toolboxes, and tripped on electrical cords. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It stumbled, finally, then fell, and did not rise. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled as she made it to the steps, but she recovered and headed straight to the pulpit, where Wanda and Reverend Okonjo stood. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ll try,” I said and, a little high, I stumbled down the stairs. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The first baseman charged the ball, and Herbie, perhaps acting on some latent instinct that was a holdover from a previous incarnation, stumbled over to cover the bag at first, in itself a good idea. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stumble and they fall and they do not get up, and when I look down, the pain in my side is not from running. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He stumbles over his feet because I hurry him. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled a little on an unseen ridge and nearly fell because my battered body was slow to respond. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The ship’s boy nodded and scrambled away, nearly knocking into Cooky, who stumbled from the galley, calling for Aly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were still adjusting to the limited, gridlike visibility of the burqa, her feet still stumbling over the hem. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

At eight o’clock that same night, I’m stumbling down Aibileen’s street as discreetly as one can carrying a fifty-pound Corona typewriter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They could see little, for the night was now so deep that they were hardly aware of the stems of trees before they stumbled against them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I yank my underpants up and my dress and sweater down, sit up and stumble to my feet, clutching the quilt around me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He pushes a stool out of the way and begins to stumble over to the children. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

When I lean away, she falters, stumbling backward, like I’ve pulled the very earth out from under her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled toward the beach and he came to his canoe. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble into the studio, feeling rudderless, hoping their voices won’t follow me, not sure if I make them up or not, not sure of anything. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He yanked her forward, almost off the ground, and the two guards dragged her across the square at an awkward, lopsided pace that made her stumble over her own feet. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She holds her head up and finally opens her eyes to take Dray’s arm, but she still stumbles forward on the sidewalk. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mark stumbled a couple of steps backward, stunned by the man’s appearance and scared out of his mind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I stumbled and fell, got up and fell again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“They found him in the middle of the chasm. You think he tripped over his shoelace and . . . whoopsies, just stumbled fifteen feet forward?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Whenever he stumbled, he imagined a day in his life when he had stumbled. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But the explanation, once they had stumbled to the banks of the stream, came hard. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watched the thing gasp in surprise, stumble backward, crumble. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

When walking Sophie through the neighborhood, my father feels not unlike the newly married senior stumbling behind his capricious young bride. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I hear shouts of alarm as people stumble back. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Tad stumbled and slipped on the wet floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

So he stumbled home to get my uncle to help him get my mom out of the car. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In the evening they stumbled on a pavilion of red sendal, with nobody inside. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank stumbled up behind them, which made the hallway pretty jam-packed with demigods. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She went after him, stumbling and running and half falling down the next steps, which went to a little dam, and then streaking over the meadow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The longer he spoke, the less he stumbled over his words. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All were hurrying, stumbling forward down the hill as fast as they could. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I did, however, stumble onto a life drawing class being taught in one of the studio buildings off the main campus—a building with one whole side of it tucked into thick old-growth trees. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Oliver put the books back on his bookshelf, shoved a few petition papers into his back pocket, then stumbled down the stairs with the enormous basket. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I stumbled out and got a damp towel and began rubbing out the evidence of my crime. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could take more than a few steps, a hard shove from behind sent me stumbling. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He lost Paul and ran almost blindly, stumbling over rocks and weaving around trees. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Will squeezed Ama’s wrist and darted forward, watching the ground in case he stumbled, running fast and low. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He stumbles, then grabs it and pulls himself into the last car. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He stumbles across the driveway with a goofy half smirk frozen onto his face, and before long he's joined by more people. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dorian, stumbling over the chairs, tried to push the girls back to the table, snapping, “Now sit down there and be decent.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Janie caught his arm to arouse him and he stumbled into the room and fell. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She stumbled for nearly an hour until she reached their dairy farm. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trail was cobbled with rocks and threaded with wandering tree roots against which we constantly stubbed and stumbled, and veneered everywhere with polished ice under a thin layer of powdery snow. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hand on his side, he stumbles into the trees, shouting for his twin. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Displeased at my stumbling motions, he was supposed to have said, “This is my sister. I have to teach her to walk.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The change in speed sent him stumbling across the border into one of the oily black pools, where he fell on his stomach and skidded out the other side in a plume of goo. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles from the house, up the lane, and doesn’t stop till he reaches Melbourne in Australia. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They stumbled toward the window, but Leo set off his homemade firecrackers—snapping them around the dwarfs’ bare feet to keep them off balance. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Before they had gone half a mile, her cousin Quenton’s mare stumbled into a pit and shattered her foreleg. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I turn around without opening my eyes and stumble away from the alley. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And before I could stop her she had pushed Mr. Norton, and both of us were stumbling swiftly down the stairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble out of the scanner, and the air opens up around me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Da up and gone—at work, he said, though the money he brought home was less each week, and he’d stumble in after midnight reeking of hops. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He stumbled, breathless and torn, into the kitchen of the house on Westward Meadows. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And now I’ve stumbled on a fellow outsider, one who speaks my language without saying a word. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He made a grab for Matt, but having only one good arm, he stumbled and fell on top of Ton-Ton. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I catch her, stumbling back a bit from the weight. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I scramble to my feet and stumble backward, only to find that there’s nowhere to go. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“This little lad,” he said, letting go of Pippo's throat and prodding him in the back so roughly that he stumbled against Meggie, “told us he’s gone out. Gone out where?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The whole superstructure stumbled, recovered itself, stumbled again, and sank down ponderously on its left side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the mascot’s been gaming all night and stumbles onto the court.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Jason was trying to read the guidebook while they walked, so he kept running into trees and stumbling over rocks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had merely stumbled upon another lovely adaptation in nature, itself the product of micromutation and natural selection. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the men clad in wolfskin had stumbled and pitched forward, screaming as the black bog seized and sucked him down. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I stumbled for the door, the cannoneer burst through the center of the curtain and blocked my path. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t make it very far before he stumbled and fell forward. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped out of bed and stumbled across the room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She had pictured him seeking her at the very first hour, and he had lived under the same sky since day before yesterday, while only by accident had he stumbled upon her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know,” she said, and shifted her gaze back to the duel just in time to see Renault cry out and stumble back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I stumbled into her, and we fell into the wall. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They got in his way, tripping him so that he stumbled and fell. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Hyperion stumbled like he was being pushed away. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I put my hand to the ground, and the bug or, rather, Cotinus texana stumbled off and wandered away unconcerned. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I chased the raccoons into the night and stumbled over a third animal and was struck by a wet stinging spray. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

This one couple, whom I was told later were very popular and in love, stumbled into my room and asked if I minded them using it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mark stumbled, then got his balance, wondering what the former soldier had planned. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

God worried over the problem for days and nights, until one day he stumbled across the solution: He would send to Africa his other children in Europe, who already knew the Word. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. White stumbled back from the window, horrified and baffled. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In her dream the walker slackened his pace, hesitated, went slower and slower, stumbled and fell, picked himself up and stumbled again, burning with the heat, fever, and thirst. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will show you,” I said, stumbling in my confusion. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Camel stumbles and then comes to a stop. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He emerged running, but then he stumbled; he got up and ran again, this time more slowly, circling vaguely to the right. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled, twisting her ankle, and Luke scooped her up to carry her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes. You see, there was still one rat back in there—the one I stumbled over. I think he went back to help that one.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled into the table and went face-first into Leo’s plate of scrambled eggs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His words sound even prettier without me stumbling over them in my head. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t push hard, but George hadn’t been ready, and she stumbled back. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and fell, picked himself up, ran behind the hut, swiveled the telescope, and pointed it at the sky. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She burst into prayer every time the truck jerked or stumbled into a pothole, her “Bismillah!” peaking with each of the truck’s shudders and jolts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I heard her coming back with the beer, I spun away from the easel quickly, stumbled over some books, and pretended to be interested in a small autumn landscape on the wall. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Randolph seemed to know each word, prompting her gently if she started to stumble on an unfamiliar one, and joining her, powerfully and musically, on his own favorite lines. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He tried to hop around an orange he’d seen on the ground, but he stumbled and crashed into a group of Japanese tourists. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would spend hours up there on the rooftop, watching the Levee District’s inhabitants begin their drunken, violent stumble toward dawn. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A few of them stumbled, one or two of them bound in ropes, but those climbing onto the rock behind them merely stepped over or on the fallen bodies. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Since he put all his weight behind it, I stumbled and banged my shoulder on Doc’s worktable. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She was not expecting that; she stumbles back, but doesn’t fall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I stumbled on a way to pass the time in my room, a way that made the hours fly with the speed of the wind. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing kids stumble and choke their way through it a dozen times makes it into so much ear-cracking noise after a while. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

They stumbled and fell through the woods the night long and long before dawn the boy fell and would not get up again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He ran until he was stumbling but he kept on, afraid to stop. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Spurge, yanked by his host, stumbled away from the table. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I stopped spinning and stumbled to the ground, right on the double yellow lines. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

During that last stay in San Jose, she went on a walk, stumbled across a church service, and slipped inside. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He spoke a stronger light out of the staff, for the world was utterly black, and then leaning on the staff he went on, stumbling and halting, half a mile or so inland. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He waved her past, but as Inej stepped forward she stumbled. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And as I made my way through the week, I just stumbled around in the stupidest kind of daze. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sam, supporting and guiding his stumbling master, followed after him as quickly as he could. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Radio say his family run out the house when they heard the shots. Say he bloody, stumbling round, all the kids with blood all over em...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Finally, I stumbled over the heavy piece of wood that Timothy had driven into the sand. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I often wondered what they were trying to get out of life, but I never stumbled upon a clue, and I doubt if they themselves had any notion. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled in alarm and took a great gulp of air into her mouth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, trying to save the dog, I stumble. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Constance stumbled blearily past without looking at them, and then the two boys started up to S.Q.’s desk. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She only heard her full name once a year, when teachers called roll on the first day and stumbled over the pronunciation. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mother reached out like to a hurt child, and Miss Love stumbled into her arms. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The rat shrieked and stumbled backward, right into Henry’s sword. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I finished all my beers, I stumbled into bed. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I ran after her for a couple blocks before stumbling to a stop. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The kids stumbled through the water, over and around boulders, through sand and muck and thick bank grass and willow thickets. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Washington’s successor would inherit “a devilish load...and be very apt to stagger and stumble.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Roamer stumbles up with a bucket of beers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the bathroom door bursts open, and out stumble two juniors. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Instead, it’s after four when she comes stumbling through the front door with shopping bags in both hands. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

We all go stumbling as best we can, each with different strides, pulling each other and bumping along the whole way until we finally fall in a heap near the screen door, laughing. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Chaol pulled away from her so fast that she nearly stumbled back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“What the—” Calder staggered backward into a dark doorway and stumbled over someone’s feet. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

There were those who would have seen us stumble backward into hatred and vitriol and prejudice, who wanted to reignite old embers of division within our country’s very soul. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

For me the most amusing spectacle was a drunken woman stumbling and urinating, the dampness seeping down her stockinged legs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rains blows on the man’s arm pads in a blur of motion—the final punch lands so hard that the trainer stumbles backward and falls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ralph ran stumbling along the rocks, saved himself on the edge of the pink cliff, and screamed at the ship. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Deep beneath the hill in Krakow, in the deepest vault beneath the caves they call the Dragon’s Den, Miss Lupescu stumbled and fell. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He’d already plunged into the yellowing, crisping plants, dying plants, he’d already stumbled forward several dozen yards, when he began to feel stupid again, wrong again, worried again. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Though I was equally anxious to build the complete model, I thought more about Linus and the possibility that he might stumble upon the base pairs before we told him the answer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Finally, nearly twenty-four hours after Venkatesh stumbled upon them, they set him free. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The boat tipped as her weight fell off Jule stumbled back, hitting her hip hard against the side. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It helped him rally enough strength to stumble from the truck’s wreckage, pulling his arm from the woman’s grip—promising he was okay. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I push myself to my feet, headed back to the bar, but I stumble. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But best of all, I think, is the simple advice given by the style book of a national newspaper: that punctuation is “a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Link like tripped and stumbled backward and sat back down next to Calista. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She threw the door wide, almost stumbling as she did so. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The four stallions stumbled often: thick sweat dripped from their flanks and a bloody foam dripped from their lips. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I keep having to stumble out and go to the bathroom. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stumbled down the street, the comet tail in my eyes, seeing a little better now and looking back to see the water spraying like a mad geyser in the moonlight. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I round the first bend, I almost stumble. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I swerve away from the smell and stumble right out onto the Transfer. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And we stumbled together up the bluff and across the moor toward Miss Maggie, who woke at our pounding and came to the door, wild eyed, and took us straight in. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She stumbled away from it, and it wrapped around her wrist. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t exactly buy Jesse’s theory, but I stumbled upon the copy of To Kill a Mockingbird he’d loaned me, and it came back to me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You got lucky. That’s all,” he said as his head lolled forward and he stumbled even closer to me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Though I often stumble, I can be a most careful speaker when I wish. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Screams tore from their throats as they stumbled out of the flames, but it was too late. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She helped him up, and they stumbled to the bow. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Samuel wrapped the lines around a stick stuck in the whip socket, and Doxology stumbled on down the rutty road. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pumped his legs hard and felt his father’s weight shift and the man stumble. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled; he pulled her to her feet; again she fell; again he righted her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They stumbled in, exhausted and filthy from their long journey and near escape from the flames, the two satchels full of documents clutched tightly in their arms. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We stumble across seven abandoned pay phones in some ditch, underneath a highway leading north toward the Queensboro Bridge. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We staggered outside and stumbled up the slope of the hill toward the main path to the gates, the music still pounding in my ears. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She scooted away as quickly as she could, mumbling something apologetic, and almost tripped over Shae as she stumbled out of the tent. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And whatever beast they had stumbled into was beginning to close its mouth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

All this walking and stumbling and coughing and dying and it’s really, really them, by God it’s really them. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t like the looks of the Indian women she saw in Gallup, dancing at Eddie’s club with the drunks that stumbled around the floor with them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had stumbled upon a qualified nurse just minutes before the trains carrying mutilated men would arrive. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Somehow or another, we’d stumbled into something she hadn’t planned, and in seeing what she hadn’t planned, I thought again of how much she had planned. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He slips between the tables and the people like he’s more liquid than solid, and I stumble after him, muttering apologies as I push people aside. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he stumbled from the table, he knocked a flagon from the hands of a serving girl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I sink lower into my chair as everyone stares at me and stumble over my words. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“And if you hadn’t accidentally stumbled across a field packed with bees?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As he stumbled along a high bright object caught his eyes; he looked up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain ran toward him, stumbled, cursed the bad foot, looked up and aimed and fired and missed, then held aloft the saber. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great shaggy head bowed wearily as Gwydion stumbled forward. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She almost stumbles as she rises, steadying herself on the corner of the coffee table. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barbarossa stumbled past them and planted himself in front of the door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad is stumbling up the stairs, making a speech about how we all have to die for Ireland. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Dragging my backpack behind me, I stumbled up the island to the sandy part under the bridge, out of the rain and away from the eyes of drivers. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Hazel was stumbling through a dark tunnel while a woman’s laughter echoed around her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was a first, and so unexpected that I stumbled backward and fell. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena stumbled, her calloused feet slipping on the smooth floor as she straightened herself. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The prize ultimately went to Amundsen on December 14, 1911, and Scott stumbled to the Pole just over than a month later, on January 17, 1912. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

At no time as the narrative unfolded did anyone stumble or freeze or look lost. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

And he was busy anagramming anything odd—any odd night, handy dog tin, doing thy DNA—when Colin did his DNA proud: he stumbled on a molehill and fell. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I figured if I crisscrossed Florida from coast to coast as if I were tying up the laces on a high-top sneaker I would eventually stumble on something juicy to write about. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I’d made it about halfway through “Song of Myself” this time when I stumbled into another section that I found myself reading and rereading. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She stumbled over some of the Hebrew; in places the text was so old, the letters were worn away, and in others she couldn’t remember where the vowels were supposed to go. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Moments later, Leo and Hazel stumbled to a stop in the doorway, carrying a large sheet of hammered bronze between them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The snow was almost a foot deep and already the oxen were having trouble on the hills, slipping and stumbling when their hooves would strike an icy patch or a pothole hidden beneath the snow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias pinned the medal to his habit, telling himself that he might stumble into Captain Snow’s territory at any moment. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Liam stood and stumbled over cans of sunscreen and bug spray from a nearby display. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When she’d first stumbled across the notion of Wyrdgates, days ago, it had seemed interesting, and so she’d researched, digging through piles of old parchment, only to find more puzzling theories. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I could prompt them each time they stumbled. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“My father,” said Matt.This time he didn’t stumble over the words. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then we stumble on a major civilization, such as the ancient culture of Ebla, which flourished only a few millennia ago and about which we knew nothing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan’s eyes go wide and he stumbles over his words before he’s finally able to say, “For how long? Was he ever even captured?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As we stumbled forward together, I could hear her breath close to my neck. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

One stumbled, cursing the torn linoleum in the hall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held her to him and pushed forward, pushing Eleanor backwards— stumbling around the coffee table to the couch. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

They heard a rustling and the king stumble. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Well then he’s changed them,” I said, and stumbled and fell on the root of a tree. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped into the cover of the bushes, stumbling as the world became dark and light and tilted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I stumbled into Mrs. Epler’s stall and sat in the stray white feathers that littered the ground. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky, who still felt sensitive about his performance in the maze, said, “I wouldn’t say I did brilliantly. I didn’t figure out the solution or find a shortcut, I just stumbled around like a twit.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s disorder on the stage now, too, as the lights go out and we’re left to stumble back into the Training Center. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The morning after the Augur’s visit, I stumble to the mess hall like a Cadet suffering his first hangover, cursing the overly bright sun. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He stumbled down the bank and roused his master. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he stumbled against Frodo, who was standing lost in thought, looking at the pale lights. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She stood and stumbled a few steps before she collapsed onto the floor, making horrible retching noises, convulsing violently before falling still. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She turned, stumbled a little and walked out of the room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them stumbled into the fourth, and then those four rolled into Anya and the twins. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She pulled Leo down a side corridor, leaped over a trip wire, then stumbled to a halt in front of a pit twenty feet across. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We did nothing but walk like zombies, stumbling along and searching for food. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled backward, landing on his bottom, then held the paper up to his eyes to read the name scrawled on it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At that moment, Andrew’s aunt stumbled up to the fire and sat down heavily. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The smith stumbled to his knees and spat out a tooth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Anya nodded and stumbled back from the railing as tools flew off the walls, rocketing for Sigurd. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He stumbles forward on his heels, barely able to walk. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then he walks me the whole way there, like I’m a frail, stumbling great-grandmother. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And then they ran, stumbling and slipping as they climbed. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

As they waded in to breast their way across, men stepped in hidden pools and went down splashing, while others stumbled over stones or gashed their feet cm the hidden caltrops. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Balthamos seized the moment to stumble forward again, and the priest felt himself dragged after him as another brutal pang wrenched his heart. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He fell on the couch, hopping and stumbling, almost landing on Mary Anne, who joined the frenzied stampede of siblings for the stairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason was already on his feet, stumbling and running into things. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“If you stumble at mere believability, what are you living for? Isn’t love hard to believe?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ironman stumbled out after him, white-faced and struggling not to retch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The hair on her arms rose, and she almost stumbled into the nearest table as she waited for something—a hand; a wing; a gaping, fanged mouth—to appear and grab her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The northerners stumbled away from the animal's death throes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go the back way, Bigger. I’ll stumble sure as hell . . . and wake up everybody ... if we go up the front. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

What if the balloons that hunted us on the beach were based here, and we’d unwittingly stumbled into a nest of wights? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The light was just enough to keep them from stumbling, but not enough to spread any cheer. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Out from it burst two or three stragglers, lunging and stumbling along, their long lances rocking on their shoulders. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Other sets of needles clicked and flew; mine stumbled and rubbed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I caught my foot in the flex of the bedside lamp, and stumbled, the book falling from my hands on to the floor. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled down the first few steps, clinching Mr. Whitaker’s arm tight. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The girls stumbled over one another on their way after Petra. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A short time before the death of Amaranta she suddenly stumbled into an open space of lucidity within the madness and she trembled before the uncertainty of the future. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When Dirk Jansen saw the other ghosts, he broke into a stumbling run, and they held out their hands to greet him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Indeed, I am stumbling blindly along winding paths of loss and sorrow. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The crowd cheers, and several people help the girl stumble out of the ring. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My parents get so few details about my private life that whenever they do stumble upon some morsel, they cling to it for eons. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She stumbled on the steps and all the girls snickered and the boys guffawed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled and fell, picked herself up, and dashed on. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without leaving her bed, she wandered the dark corridors of pregnancy, stumbling over the bones of women who had passed this way before her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But after five minutes of half running, half stumbling, the forest remained as thick as ever. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We stumble up the path, climbing higher above the Pit floor, scattering stones with our shoes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When she hit the smoke, she stumbled in the air. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Steep, rutted places that had once made her stumble and slip were now familiar and easy. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Did she stumble across something she ought not to have done, as the two young men sat practicing for their attempt at glory and domination? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We stumbled across a family we knew and they let us hide with them in the bush by the swamp. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She plodded evenly and didn’t trip or stumble even once. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Once, Barnes tried to duck the jab, and stumbled, his unprotected face bobbing up six inches from Alfred's right fist. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz stumbled, thrown off balance by the force of his swing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I take the stairs two at a time, my clumsy feet stumbling twice, my hand gripping the railing to keep me from a free fall. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He put Frodo in front of him now, and kept a watchful eye on every movement of his, supporting him if he stumbled, and trying to encourage him with clumsy words. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Bigwig realized that he had stumbled, quite unexpectedly, upon what he needed most of all: a strong, sensible friend who would think on her own account and help to bear his burden. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico stumbled back as the arrow burst into a geyser of flame. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In fact, we hadn’t hidden it at all but had simply left it where it fell in hopes that some luckless passer-by would stumble over it before anyone even noticed he was missing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He slapped my back awkwardly and stumbled, I catching his arm before he pitched into the mud. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But just as he began to worry, he entered a room and stumbled smack into a staircase. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They stumbled wildly up the great stairs beyond the door. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I stumble over my words, wondering if he meant to add he wished he lived here with her. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Kids in there,” Mr. Crane said, stumbling forward. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was drunk, stumbling sideways and laughing as she sloppily embraced him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn’t kept thinking of Katz stumbling and gasping and searching for a lake by moonlight. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

We stumbled to our feet as a great, hot wind ripped through the area, burning our skin and stinging our eyes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But then he stumbled upon Martin’s definition of integration—“intergroup and interpersonal living”—and decided to just go with it. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Having stumbled upon a tolerable career, for the first time in my life I was actually living above the poverty line. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She smacked her knee and bit back a yelp as she stumbled over the debris and reached for her bag. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She could not stop herself, even as she stumbled over tree roots, but at last she broke free of the Wood and began to cross the meadow. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But William, fleeing the soldiers, stumbled into Jacob and shoved him forward. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She scrambles upstairs, stumbling, shouting, “Uncle! Uncle!” the whole house turning scarlet in her mind, roof turning to smoke, flames chewing through walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Astapori stumbled after them in a ghastly procession that grew longer with every yard they crossed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Before the daylong dusk ended and true night came again they had crawled and stumbled to its very feet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

With a wave of relief, he stumbled forward with his arms over his face, searching for the restaurant entrance. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A whole new kind of fear shoots through me and I yank Peeta forward, which only causes him to stumble again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the mare stumbled and threw him hard against the saddle horn, and he realized how deceptive the moonlight was; exposed root tips and dark rocks waited in deep shadows cast by the moon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

While it was true that the rogue stories were full of exaggerations and lies, they had also stumbled into the truth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She stumbles on a cobblestone and I reach out to catch her, steadying her with a light touch to her elbow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Then he gathers her up in his arms and carries her, stumbling, since she is heavier than he supposed, to the carriage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I pushed the door weaving out of my way, stumbling out of the wasi before the antara could turn hurtful in its song. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“That certainly beats the hell out of stumbling around in the brush.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We stumbled away from the walls in a daze. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

By four thirty that morning, they were stumbling through central Berlin, singing “Bow Down to Washington,” their arms draped over one another’s shoulders. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was the diver going down into those cool quiet depths and stumbling upon Rebecca’s boat, and Rebecca’s dead companion. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Gaea, you—you—” He staggered to his feet and stumbled away from the table, clutching his stomach. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It would be better that way, I thought drowsily; then there'd be no need to stand before her and stumble over emotions and words that were at best all snarled up and undifferentiated . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver stumbled into the kitchen next, his hair in disarray. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I hop down and stumble along the track behind him, soaking my slippers with snow, as he leads me beyond the end of the train so we will not be overheard. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at the kids today. Seems like just yesterday that stumbling home at eight o’clock felt early. Now I’d kill just to be able to sleep until eight.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma Costa looked half-blindly over the little group of children and turned away to stumble through the crowd on the wharf, bellowing for her child. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the porch, stopped at the railing, and held on a few seconds, then stumbled down the steps and across the yard toward the tent and the wagon-trunk. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Håkon did better with this method and almost stood, but then stumbled as he tried to straighten up. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I stumbled over some obstacle and fell to my knees, struggling for breath. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Roz stumbled on until she found a patch of ground that was flat and open and carpeted with pine needles. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The darkness was intense; she stumbled; he caught her. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neel smiled, yawned again, and stumbled sleepily across the courtyard to the pump. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

James Tucker of the Dauntless is the first person to stumble on his way to the bowls. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The rat stumbled, dazed, for a few steps, then it began to run. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Mark had stumbled two steps backward, but he was just glad he hadn’t fallen down. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Meggie heard him cursing the thorns, the prickles, the darkness, and the wretched riffraff he was having to stumble after in the middle of the night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp R's and T's, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly and painfully they clambered down, groping, stumbling, scrambling among rock and briar and dead wood in the blind shadows, down and down until they could go no further. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I stumble through the door of the apartment, tell Helena she can have a slice of bread and an egg, sleep for three hours, and then pack up the food for Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Once, she had seen a haint raise such a bluster on the sidewalk that a living man stumbled as it spun through him, falling hard into the street and nearly getting flattened by a streetcar. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The girls and drunken vets were stumbling about with drinks in their hands. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tells herself the coincidence of finding his resume, of stumbling upon him in this way, is too great, that anyone in her position would pick up the phone and call. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Might Mendel, then, have also stumbled on the essential structure of these instructions? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She did not let go of his arm until Dr. Nwala stumbled back into the rain, until they climbed silently onto their mattress on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Woolf said something about having believed that the horse had simply stumbled. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you seem to have stumbled, think that it was fated to be so. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And he stumbled along the alley in the dark. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

This gone-away hand that never helped me over the stile, or guided me past the dragons, pulled me up from the ditch into which I stumbled. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found, stumbled upon, was led to, or was given great literature. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

At last, discussion gave way to yawns and people stumbled bleary-eyed out of the school. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Letting out his breath with a rush, he stumbled back to the door. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I’ve never seen a rat with an acorn, but then again you don’t usually stumble on rats in nature. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The floor tilted and Mark stumbled and fell onto the cot, then pushed himself to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was then that the goat called Grinder stumbled and fell, throwing them out of the chariot. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

We stumble behind a large oak tree that’s big enough to hide us both. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I stumble around and crash straight into Hamza, huddled behind me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The next thing he knows, he’s tripping over his own foot and stumbling backward into the table nearest him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Rough hands pulled him from Melyngar’s back and drove him, stumbling, down an arching corridor. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then they stumbled up the steps to the Hudson Hotel. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ess stumbled along behind him, then stopped to tap on its shell and say hello. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Snape stumbled; he was wearing a long, lace-trimmed dress and a towering hat topped with a moth-eaten vulture, and he was swinging a huge crimson handbag. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He stumbled off the plane, blinking and waking. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

"No, no, lad. Let's have it from bottom to top. Read it backwards. I do hope for your whipping boy's sake you don't stumble and trip as if the real words ain't on paper." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

But suddenly he too stumbled forward with a cry of bitter pain, and his stroke went wide, driving into the ground. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He stumbles down the steps, which narrow to the dugout basement. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My mother had fresh criticism after watching me stumble through it at the recital. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

His twisted foot stumbled against Mother’s jar, and he fell with a shriek over the edge of the platform. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bob stumbled, the wispy comet tail of his life force growing longer as it was sucked toward the face of the god. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He vaulted off the horse, stumbling as he landed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He’d done security convoy, escorting trucks to the Turkish border, dressed in full body protection, hoping neither he nor the trucks would stumble onto land mines or IEDs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

For the rest of our performance, I pogoed and twirled, and the lyrics didn’t stumble awkwardly out of my mouth like they sometimes did when I spoke Spanish. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Popular impressions to the contrary, relatively few victims of hypothermia die in extreme conditions, stumbling through blizzards or fighting the bite of arctic winds. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Matters were not helped by Charles stumbling in—obviously drunk—about twenty minutes into the class. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The rabbit, a powerful, heavy veteran by the name of Thunder, joined them, stumbling. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, our father stumbled into the room, waving his arms to hasten Laertes, departure. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Rather than stumbling, she just pauses, making the moment seem intentional. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And though it was the furthest thing from any of our minds on the day she died, the loss of Maman Soury would also be a stumbling block in our immigration process. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Snarling, using the weight of his body as a tool, he rode the circling and stumbling beast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basta pushed her away so hard that she stumbled and fell on the damp, cold floor. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She stumbles backward and her foot catches on a bicycle rack. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I slide off the top plank and walk backward with it, but stumble and fall right on my bum. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly queasy, I stumble out of the bus to walk along the river and breathe some fresh air. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For weeks, Ifemelu stumbled around, trying to remember the person she was before Curt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I stumble back and rub my nose as I recover my senses. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He stumbles back, losing his grip on the sledgehammer. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The children hold on to their mothers’ hands, and often an older girl leads the little ones who stumble onward and are for ever looking back. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway back, Pinch nearly stumbled over the carcass of a dead deer. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“No, he’s up, he’s up! Just a knockdown, more of a stumble, really…This fight is far from over...” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You said we were going to meet the others,” I tell him, starting with what I know, trying to keep up and avoid stumbling on the uneven ground. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In a stumbling, broken run, the prisoner threw himself on the high-voltage electric barbed wire that lined the fence. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I recently stumbled upon a card I wrote to him for his eighth-grade graduation and was reminded that, even at thirteen years old, Kia was on track to becoming a good person. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Ephialtes stumbled away from his control board, clutching the spear as he began to crumble into monster dust. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘Never yet. Do not then stumble at the end of the road,’ answered Gandalf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I stumbled down the hill-slopes, treacherous with mud and stones, sighing with relief as I reached the road. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled to my feet so I could trace them. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Even after getting shot twice in the chest and once in the head, Sergeant Prothero stumbled off and ran about ten feet, finally falling in the green bushes that surrounded the jewelry store. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She grabbed her knapsack and stumbled down the hill away from the fire. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He gives me a shove, sending me stumbling into the seats. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

We stumbled forward with our cart, our prisoner, our dying friend in arms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I stumbled out, wrapping myself securely in a towel, trying to hold the heat from the water in so the aching shivers wouldn’t return. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I stumble down the fire escape, lightheaded, unsteady. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Merope stumbled across the room, but before she had time to raise her wand, Ogden had lifted his own and said firmly, “Reparo.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then, you stumble upon the king—just moments before he learns of the loss of the Nail. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The cop pushed her forward, and she stumbled a few times before gaining her balance back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I chuckle, watching myself stumble over my own feet as I rush outside, a look of terror twisting my face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Was this what he had passed through when he stumbled into the stadium? Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The youngest of them wept as he stumbled through the snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Nailer stumbled out of the surf and stared up at the island’s foliage above. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble, freaked out, whipping my head around and trying to focus on the red exit door or the ground or anything. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The paths are treacherous with clamshells of ice, and I’m slipping and stumbling. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Please. Do you really think lightning is going to strike twice? I mean one ghetto kid stumbling into fame is rare enough, don’t you think?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Support struts shored up the wooden ceiling and stones embedded in the dirt floor made her stumble. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I stumbled to the creek and submerged my hand, but nothing seemed to happen. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius had always had a poor sense of balance, and ever since his obese childhood, he had suffered a tendency to fall, trip, and stumble. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a final effort he stumbled forward the last hundred yards and came to a halt. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He was talking about the morning early in our last summer at Hailsham, when I’d stumbled across her up in Room 22. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nods with effort and stumbles over his words. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My mind feels feverish with dread, the coming together of something big, of finally stumbling upon significant clues. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At first, when she saw him stumbling up the highway with the old lady in his arms, Hazel had thought he might be a god in disguise. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Gebu was very drunk; he stumbled and half fell down the stairs, cursing at the top of his voice. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Pax watched Gray lap at the river’s edge, then stumble back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Alex grabbed the flashlight, got off the sofa bed, and stumbled into the kitchen. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Of all the stumbling blocks inherent in learning this language, the greatest for me is the principle that each noun has a corresponding sex that affects both its articles and its adjectives. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and fell, rolled over and sat up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled violently over a tiny crack in the pavement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles on, not even an inch of the man he was. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

She started stumbling all over her words, and she was like, I didn’t mean ... Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled back but this time didn’t fall. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She stumbled over the pitmaster’s corpse and fell on her backside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She stumbled, and he snaked an arm around her back to make sure she didn’t go down for the count. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He stumbled towards the bed and shoved the book clumsily under the cold pillow. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled toward the crowd dancing on the other side of Horn Rock. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not long after the demonstration at the Howard Johnson’s, C.P. stumbled onto another answer, one that promised him a chance for redemption. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I have—a friend there,” said Matt, stumbling over how exactly to describe Maria. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ball was still spinning, and I stumbled again just as Ethan, impatient and frustrated, finally came at me and tried to spear his foot in to swipe the ball out for himself. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She stumbles, and the crowd roars with laughter. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The men found a thin-walled cabin nearby, stumbled inside, built a fire, and felt lucky to find some food. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a duty to Robert, to the realm, to the shade of Jon Arryn . . . and to Bran, who surely must have stumbled on some part of the truth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Groggy and naked, he stumbled his way across the darkened chamber. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Narcissus stumbled around blindly, swinging his bow like he was trying to hit a pinata. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Other times, you have your legs on and operate the way the world intended, except when you stumble or your legs start aching fifteen minutes after you’ve put them on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But within minutes, he was out in the open, stumbling across upland fields and pastures that were sporadically lit by a half moon showing through clouds. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Sigurd stumbled to the side, his swing going wide and slicing nothing but air. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Below me a couple of cowpokes stumble out of the saloon singing some song, the words too slurred to make much sense. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They stumbled out of the corral of slabs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The old witch would stumble into the sapling grove and fall over a cliff—Nhamo hoped. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she started eagerly toward him, she forgot her own weakness; her dragging foot caught on a stone and she stumbled clumsily. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

After stumbling along for some way along the stream, they came quite suddenly out of the gloom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, the black man stumbled backward, almost fell. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias stops in the middle of a step, almost stumbling over his feet, when he sees me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he too started to run, stumbling over Maurice's discarded shorts before he was across the terrace. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

That spring, lying in bed with a hallucinatory fever, he stumbled upon the last missing piece of his theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Prince Faisal impatiently gestured when I began stumbling for words trying to express my gratitude for the great honor he had paid me in making me a guest of the State. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute, I thought I was dreaming, then I heard my parents’ door open and Daddy stumble into the hall. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unlucky pair stumbled off through the nighttime woodland, gesticulating and muttering together, weaving a fabric of lies that they hoped would satisfy Cluny the Scourge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then I stand back up, lean left, right, backward, and then wobble and stumble across home. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean...ghosts,” he said, stumbling on the word. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The girl stumbles into the sunlight, where she dissolves into a cloud of ashes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then I stand up, pretend to stumble, and lurch toward the closest soldier. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

One night that summer, when I was lying in bed and everyone else was asleep, I heard the front door open and the sound of someone muttering and stumbling around in the darkness. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to find the source of the scream, Stella raced around the bank of the pond, then stumbled to her knees. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Several sleeps later Kapu ran over the snow without stumbling and Miyax decided it was time to move to the river. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up my pack and fasten the straps, I take my rifle in my hand and stumble down the steps. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled out of the room, still rushing, in the same charge which had taken him towards his brother. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have stumbled into a very strange universe. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sierra stumbled backward as all five teenagers screamed at the same time. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A few months earlier, she had stumbled going up the stairs and almost fell on Paganini and squashed him, and Laney did not want that to happen again. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A porcupine had stumbled into his shelter and when he had kicked it the thing had slapped him with its tail of quills. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they walked outside, and Brangwain Spurge stumbled backward in shock. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Every ten minutes or so, a drunk girl or boy would stumble in my room to see if they could make out there or something. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

All those thoughts grabbed and pulled at my brain, slowing me to a stumbling walk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Dulled by wine and lethargy, my reflexes were sluggish, but I scrambled off the couch and stumbled into the kitchen. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He reached out—to help her, she guessed—but when he touched the skin of her elbow, she was so startled she stumbled. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I needed to leave, to escape the house and party and all those artificial people, but the front was crowded, so I stumbled onto the patio, where it was quieter and I could breathe. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’m so angry I can’t help but stumble over my words. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They would know that Mary was dead; they had stumbled upon the white bones of her body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But without warning, the horse stumbled and crashed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled out into the black night, sobbing, my legs wobbly from fear. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked in the mirror to see Isabelle and Celia stumble in behind her, arms around each other, laughing and swaying, clearly drunk on something besides life. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He leaned back on the earth but stumbled to the ground. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“My eyes were no such thing,” Luna said, stumbling forward. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She cleared her throat in that way she did when she had stumbled onto something sad. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Kidnapping is a serious crime. If this turns into a criminal investigation they may stumble across something we’d rather they didn’t know.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He jumped back, stumbled against the bench, and dropped to the floor, where he put his fingers woefully into his mouth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She practiced walking around her room in it and kept stepping on the hem and stumbling. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ophie said nothing, and the other passengers stumbled and lurched back to their seats after getting their eyeful of the tragedy on the street. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Once he came into the picture, I finally stumbled on what had been eluding me through my teen years: mutual attraction. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I stumble over to an ugly beige chair in the middle of this ugly beige room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Ranofer whirled in a panic to stare behind him and above him, at the same time stumbling back away from the unknown object near the wall. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I turned to watch a lady stumbling out of an old Volvo wagon, clutching something pink to her chest. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I ran and dragged her behind me, still screaming, stumbling and tripping and bumping into things as if she were blind. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It happened when I went for a walk. I stumbled and came down on a rock.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But you’re not, ’cause you stumble, fall flat on your rumpelstiltskin. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jimmy stumbled into the living room, the boozy sweat filling the room like cheap cologne. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Late in the afternoon the old dog’s pace had slowed down to a stumbling walk, and it seemed as if only sheer determination were keeping him on his feet at all. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man ran towards him, tripping and stumbling, two other men close behind. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

They stumbled along behind her, half-dead for sleep, and she urged them on, though she was as tired and as discouraged as they were. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little Walder pushed him stumbling past the long tables where the men of the garrison were eating. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Tea Cake stumbled once or twice in his weariness and Janie held him up. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Johnny stumbled, caught himself, and swung silently about at Dove. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through it all they stumbled and struggled, wiping the water from their eyes, calling in the tumult: “Pan! Pan!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When nobody answered him, Barbarossa shook the coat off his shoulders, climbed out of his huge pants, and stumbled toward the merman. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the pillow over his head, but it kept ringing and ringing until he finally crept out of his warm bed and stumbled over the tortoise box into his office. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Matchups are in,” she replies, then stumbles off in the general direction of her bathroom. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stumbles to the side with the momentum of the train. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We will probably need it to get into the house, anyway,” she said, stumbling along beside him, almost dragging him. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

The corridor of iron cells was even darker after the brightness that had come before, and she stumbled as she raced back the way she’d come. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A yank, and the blood- rider stumbled backward, losing his feet and his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A blustery howl of wind hit me, and I actually had to shift my feet to keep from stumbling. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She stumbled as she hurried through the darkness of the bamboo tunnel, and emerged onto the reassuring geometry of the paving stones. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The cops stumble back a little, reaching for their billy clubs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I stumble up the walk to my house behind the others, using my ears more than my eyes to guide me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bewildered, the delegates stumbled and groped their way out of the meeting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I stumble back, turning to see Will standing behind me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I had to let my legs flop open, and he stumbled. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He began to splash and stumble forwards, into the middle of the stream, where the water was deepest. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Nimbly, Roy had squirted out of Dana’s moist grasp, and now he huddled on the cluttered floor while Dana stumbled around, punching blindly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chandresh moves around the desk to face him, stepping over blueprints, stumbling though his voice remains steady. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, maybe they give kids the questions in case of nerves. They don’t want you to stumble on live TV.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I stumble into the kitchen, my eyes half shut in protest. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Your brain. It’s too fast. So you stumble on other people’s dumbness. And—you want to kick something.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers stumbled in the rising dust, and the box crashed to the ground. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her stick caught at roots knotted under the earth of the path, and she stumbled from time to time. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned quickly and almost stumbled over two tremendous pigskin suitcases, strapped in black leather, just inside the doorway. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had run into a whole crowd of Capricorn’s men almost as soon as he stumbled out of the church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hwin, stumbling and nearly fainting, was just entering the gate: Aravis still kept her seat but her back was covered with blood. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I play it for a while before I stumble across a combination that makes me open my eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He leaped over it and stumbled through the kitchen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I get whiffs of it whenever we stumble into each other on the way to school. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The Hydra stumbled backward, yanking its heads free then wailing in outrage at the fallen tree. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the darkness he stumbled and fell into a saucer of prunes. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

As he stumbled back inside, a strong hand caught his arm. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he read newspapers, Squire noted, Hulbert “studiously avoided all crime news, lest he stumble upon something relating to a person he might afterwards have to execute.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It happened so fast that the deer stumbled and was lost in a sea of wool and trampling hooves. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Alice cried, and stumbled up and fell across the thwart and half out of the canoe and then scrambled up and was gone after them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Lady Meng followed, and they skidded and stumbled in panic on the snow-covered streets. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Half blinded after the successive flashes, I lost my bearings amongst hummocks, bumping shins against all points and stumbling into deep snowdrifts,” said Hurley. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He might stumble upon the little cottage in the cove and he would not be happy beneath its tumbled roof, the thin rain beating a tattoo. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In my head I hear Lymon stumbling on those words, Yet thou hast a loveliness. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

But when he looked down at the book to read the English translation, he stumbled over the word herb, pronouncing the h. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled, sobbing, into the bathroom—the boys’ bathroom. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

After reaching dry land, we stumbled down the beach, watching the city burn against a beautiful sunrise. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But I was committed to be there for them whether they stumbled or succeeded. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And then I stumbled across a plan that would work. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Dramatically she clutched her stomach and stumbled about in a zig-zag pattern, groaning. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Daylight and strangers greeted us when I stumbled sleepily into the South Carolina airport terminal. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Good thing we brought flashlights,” Juan said jauntily as they stumbled inside. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Breaking twigs underfoot, stumbling ineptly from tree to tree, Ragear watched the mouse and fantasized. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They stumbled out drowsily, responding with reluctance to his repeated assurance that it was “only a little way.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He almost stumbled up to the flight of steps, held himself steady, and began to climb, silent, careful, slow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Had he been mistaken, he would have stumbled immediately down the Kangshung Face, the edge of which lay just thirty feet in the opposite direction. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Partway up she stumbled and fell, rose, then fell again ten yards farther on. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Despite a hard day’s walking, he was still on the road when night fell, making the rutted dirt road a stumbling ground of half-seen shapes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Feeling as cold as an arctic wind, I got up and stumbled to a chair. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched them stumble and crawl up the loose clay of the steep riverbank. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They ran blindly, stumbling through brambles and harsh nets of dead vines. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled back and almost tripped down the stairs, until I realized the big lump was Moses. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

When he let her go she stumbled and nearly fell, but she caught herself on the edge of the chair and sat down again, hard, breathless. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man approached in a stumbling shuffle, one step and then another, clutching his sack. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She felt lightheaded then, as if she had drunk a very great deal of wine, and if he had not caught her she would have stumbled. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other was holding on to his elbow, so she could catch him if he stumbled, so she could keep him going, urging him forward, forward, forward. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He immediately stumbled and fell on his face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even as I spoke, doors were swinging open and residents, some still in their pajamas, were stumbling out. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Octavian,” said he, stumbling and using my name, “we...we did not know. We would, I suppose, eventually have taken you to France. To present you at court there.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

With that, she stumbled out of the dining room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He barely moved, but she stumbled with the effort. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was so dark that Nok stumbled and put her foot into a deep puddle of mucky water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When she spilled out into the sun, the bright light made her stumble. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Slowly, reluctantly, I turned away and stumbled to my seat. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper says, and then I hear a stumbling sound behind me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we came into the clearing, gun raised, they jumped and hastily greeted us in stumbling Anishnaabe, all except the second female, who must have been in her early twenties. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Finally, I stumbled down into the subway and took it down to Forty-ninth Street. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the older man stumbled, Wash took his elbow. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed my pill without water and could feel it roll, then stumble, then roll a little more, then stumble all the way down my throat and vanish into my belly. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed the fence, and kept going, half-running, stumbling over twisted roots. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Slower and slower he ran, falling back in the chase until Dana was practically stumbling at his heels. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he crept through the kitchen, Jody stumbled over a chair. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled to the wall and leaned against it weakly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My vocabulary and grammar picked up enough so that I could stumble through the E. Nesbit books. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man stumbled backward until his back hit the wall next to the reopening ramp door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When they were lost to view, she turned, stumbling as one that is blind, and went back to her lodging. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The women stumbled back, dropping their wiping cloths and pressing their hands to their mouths as the coins tumbled and leaped about their feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Snake Man laughs the way Mrs. Snake did whenever Aunty Cloud stumbled and stubbed her toes. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But if there was a hill like that hidden somewhere on Ludus, wouldn’t someone have stumbled across it by now? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She stumbled forward and fell in my arms. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I followed the stumbling figure ahead of me, and between the blasts of wind I could hear him talk to himself about Tenorio’s threat and how he would warn Andrew. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lac stumbled forward, dimly aware of his blood and the brown stain on his jacket. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As she rode, he ran after her, barefoot and stumbling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It hit the thing in the back of the head, making it stumble forward. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

So I got up and stumbled down the aisle to sit with him. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stumbled back, clamping his hand to his rib cage. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Taran stumbled down the riverbank and leaped to a boulder, feverishly grasping for his weapon. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It's a Tuesday morning in February, and I get up as usual, and I stumble into the bathroom to take a shower in the dark. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And before Will and Lyra could stop and run the other way, they had stumbled right into the middle of the troop. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They weren’t sure whether to believe him—but they wanted to, Palmer could tell—and suddenly he realized he had stumbled onto a way to divert attention from Nipper. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I stumble back down from the bluff, elbowing my way thru crowds all calling me coward, and I get to the riverbank and I plunge my head straight in. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, great!” muttered Elinor, stumbling out of the cage with Teresa. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But with acting, you don’t really get to spend years stumbling along in private. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

As the men stumbled off the boats, there were plenty of questions and answers. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Annabeth and Bob stumbled along in the darkness, the air thick and cold, the ground alternating patches of pointy rocks and pools of muck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They don’t know that he doesn’t hate the Japanese, not even the Japanese soldiers who were grim-faced watching Tayo and the corporal stumble with the stretcher. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she ventured on the road and they stumbled along behind her over the frozen ruts. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mind stumbles to a comforting conclusion: I can always try going back to school...later. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I’d learned through the campaign stumbles that I had to be better, faster, smarter, and stronger than ever. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Seized by a panic I couldn’t name, I stumbled back from the bar, nearly knocking shoulders with the tattooed man. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tore through the thick forest, dodging trees and stumbling over rocks. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Percy stumbled backward, but he wasn’t used to being smoky. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And then he shoved me so hard I stumbled back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I stumble to the window, wrapped in my blanket. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I stumbled forward jamming my pitch in between the bed of the wagon and the side. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I ran on, stumbling through the pasture stubble and furrows of the plowed fields. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we had evidently stumbled into Grammar Geek Alley, and there was nothing we could do. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

I stumbled through my grasshopper conundrum while he stared at me as if he was having trouble placing me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He tried to rise, but the stones slipped from under him and he stumbled backward. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was pocked all over with little funnel-shaped snares, where the ant lions lay buried at the bottom, waiting for some poor insect to stumble into the trap and get devoured. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra stumbled forward, startled by the sudden emptiness. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I turned to see her stumble away from a trough, her hands across her mouth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I stumble forward and bounce off a horse’s passing haunch. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And the more I stumble through possible lies, I realize I am heading in the direction of telling her everything. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I got up early and had breakfast ready when Bando came stumbling out of the tree. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

From where I was pinned, I could look up and see JP stumbling out of the lake. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stumbled backward again, rubbing the sore spot. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was blood already—he’d stumbled and ripped open the tender web of skin at the base of his thumb on a jagged splinter—and buckets of sweat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They were making for the main road; but even as they ran they stumbled and fell to the ground and lay still. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Bod tried to stand up, and his ankle betrayed him once again, sent him stumbling down into the sand. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She had climbed out and stumbled through the stones until she paused by her father’s tomb. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then a shaggy creature who looked half-human, half-animal stumbled across her path, and finally she almost stepped on a tiny little man who seemed to be made entirely of glass. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He got up, stumbled, and got up again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

City officials threw up one stumbling block after another to delay implementation of the Court’s intent. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Who would listen with her to a bird call, stare at the sunset, or watch a calf stumble on its long, funny legs toward its mother? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The street is numb and silent but for the giant man who’s stumbled home and talks forcefully to his wife. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

On an average night, one need engage in only a few minutes of channel surfing during prime-time hours to stumble across images of gangsta culture on television. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I stumbled off the crate and pushed through the crowd with all my strength. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He asked to be carried, stumbling and slurring his words, and the man did carry him and he fell asleep on his shoulder instantly. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

There were so many piles, you had to wriggle through their apartment in little pathways between the clutter, like you were stumbling through a tight maze. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I stumble into the bathroom and start the shower. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But that night she was like the little tottering, stumbling, clutching child, who of a sudden realizes its powers, and walks for the first time alone, boldly and with overconfidence. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just last week, they found Victor in the Chicago River,” Frankie called after me as I threw open the doors and stumbled into the deliriously bright sunlight. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Slipping and stumbling, they followed Hagrid down what seemed to be a steep, narrow path. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Between the snow and the near-darkness and my own sick stumbling, I hadn’t seen it. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Occasionally I’d step on something that clattered, and once I stumbled into a crate that crashed into the night. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up and she followed, but stumbled again. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They stumbled over the frozen ground, Hunt wincing from gout, cursing, disbelieving; Olmsted, his teeth inflamed, his night an ordeal of wakefulness, limping from his long-ago carriage accident. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He hacked and stumbled around, hollow-eyed, gaunt and sniffling, and folks crossed themselves, murmuring Hail Marys whenever he staggered into view. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

To see how I’m doing, Mr. Henry has me read out loud to him, but I stumble a lot over words when I read that way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked in the shallow tide of leaves, stumbling. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just before she reached it, she stumbled, knocking over the opponent who stood in her way. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He stumbled into the study and bowed low before his uncle, as he always did. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Bull stumbled but did not hit the ground. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found herself at the kitchen door and stumbled inside. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

And he had; while Skeeter was streaking down a road with his master astride him, his heart failed, and he stumbled and was dead. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cubs see a buck stumbling clumsily among the trees, not far from them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

On the fifth day, when I walked out onto the veranda without stumbling, Mother cried and said, “It’s a miracle. An absolute miracle.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Ivan stumbled down a moment later, tripping down the stairs, and he landed hard at the bottom. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Gully stumbled forward onto me, drooling, and we both tumbled to the cement. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I heard it land with a thud, saw it moments later, wobbling out from under the shadow of the house, meowing and stumbling forward. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I've stumbled repeatedly and managed to regain my feet, but when the stick slides out from under me, I finally tumble to the ground unable to get up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A Cyclops warrior stumbled inside, collapsing on the lunch table. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then, amid much shouting and splashing, he stumbled out of the water and dragged the thrashing salmon up onto the gravel bank. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Up in Edmonton, his father stumbled into his house before his children, clutching a newspaper. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fezzik kept getting thrown down or falling down or tumbling down or stumbling down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But in a few moments, one ash-stained employee stumbled forward, followed by another and another, and then the entire mob was apprehensively coming toward them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I was a little ahead of her, watching to see that she did not stumble. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles toward me and sticks his finger between my eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Should you fail to do what Capricorn asks, should it occur to you to stumble over the words on purpose, or distort them so the guest Capricorn is expecting does not come, then...” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Was he going to continue stumbling all around the country, hesitating, bumbling, waiting week after week with an army mired down in disease-infested marshes? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

For an instant I am suspended in nothingness, and then my feet slam into cement and I stumble to the side, away from the roof’s edge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen live broadcasts of reporters stumbling over their questions in his presence while he waited patiently and politely. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In these gloomy surroundings I stumbled through my explanation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stick came loose and I stumbled back against an empty desk and my fangs fell out and rolled across the floor in pieces. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the weapon she’d just had the good fortune to stumble across. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Within a few weeks, the puppies were stumbling away from her, and Moody Blue spent her days herding them back, but when they were about six weeks old, Moody Blue started ignoring them. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

As I stumbled closer, the smoke revealed her in pieces: bloodshot eyes, a cut on her forehead, tears streaming down her dirt-stained cheeks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

One of the men in front of me stumbled, and a piece of salt clattered off the wooden boardwalk beneath us and splashed. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He denied that he was badly hurt, but he managed to look bravely-in-pain as he stumbled over to sit out the recess on the bench near the parallel bars. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hours passed in a weary stumbling trudge with a few brief halts. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The beaten men stumbled on numb feet to examine their new campsite. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It was so painful to hear him—Henry!—stumble over his words that I am afraid I blocked out much of what he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Any technology able to detect radiation of any wavelength would fairly soon stumble on the radio part of the spectrum. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Max? Oh, hi,” Shay says, stumbling over her words. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

In her confusion, she had stumbled barefoot out of the bunkhouse. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I stood up awkwardly and stumbled to the cottage door. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Moss stumbled forward, his mother yanking him away from cops that had begun to march on the others. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then I too moved; but I had to go round headstones and railed-off tombs, and I stumbled over graves. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They laughed riotously at the man as he stumbled and sang, at the way his head rolled and lolled, and this on less than a drinking-horn of mead. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It was a matter of life and death not to stumble or collapse from exhaustion. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Though this isn’t all that funny, I start to laugh uncontrollably, and I stumble enough for James to reach out and steady me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

We entered an amphitheater-like space and I stumbled to a halt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“This is what comes from such idle behavior,” Chaol chuckled, stepping to the side so that Dorian stumbled forward. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I stood right in front of her, and she pulled up, then stumbled back, faltering. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Turner had spun around and looked up, his father—his father!—and the sheriff were gripping each other’s arms and pushing back and forth, sliding and stumbling and tripping over rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I left the bucket at the boy’s feet and stumbled three steps backward. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Somehow, Finn got home, stabled and watered the mare, patted the goat, stumbled into the house. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He struggled with the concept for nearly two years, driving himself to the brink of a mental breakdown, before he thought he had stumbled on an adequate theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The wind trailing it makes me stumble backward. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

From that time on he tended to stumble a little when he walked, especially when he was tired; he never grew as big or as vigorous as his brother Martin. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled to Celia’s room and doubled up on the floor. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chess stumbled down the porch steps and blindly aimed his feet toward the driveway down to the bus. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was usually too tired to stumble back to the cabin after his shift, and spent most of his days sleeping in the tents they had set up near that entrance. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As evening drew closer and I grew more and more frantic, I stumbled into the dining room...and saw the answer to my problems sitting before me on the table. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t had enough sleep, and when she stumbled outside after her mother, it was to find that the sun was already up. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

We stumbled on through the ever-thickening foliage, the howls echoing from all directions. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She stumbled to her knees, arms crossed over her chest, her breath ragged. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I almost stumble off the box, I am so surprised. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She stumbled when she walked, but she kept her balance and she spoke correctly and fed herself, all because her mother treated her like an adult. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He struck me in the back with the butt of his rifle, and I stumbled forward into the dirt. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The fabric digs into my throat, choking me, and I stumble after him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble beside her over broken glass and through water and out an open doorway. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Gaily stumbled backward and crashed into the desk by the window. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I stumble backward, and something hits me in the back of the head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The thought caught Rishi so off guard that he stumbled, and Dimple, who’d been about to twirl into his arms, went twirling off into the room without him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He stumbled against the big palomino; it snorted and shied away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We got some swing and stumble going here. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Harry got to his feet, trod on the hem of his robes, and stumbled slightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t jumped out of the way, his shoulder would have knocked into mine and sent me stumbling back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At the sight of her jagged blade coming at him, his eyes widened and he stumbled backwards, cracking his head against the wall. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The key to his development is that he stumbled across that nondescript building on Beal Avenue. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I stumbled out of bed, changing into my Batman pj’s on the way to the door. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

All the focus she’d poured into the single sentinel was shunted back into her physical body, and she stumbled and fell, gasping, to her knees. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I held my life in my mind, in my consciousness each day, feeling at times that I would stumble and drop it, spill it forever. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even nearby civilizations could spend millions of years in such separate or joint colonial ventures without ever stumbling upon our obscure solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra put her hands to her head, and Will nearly stumbled, as if driven downward by the sound. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I watch the Q&A session as some girls surprise me with almost profound answers, while others stumble over their words. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was putting all her hopes on stumbling upon Nathan when he came to pick up his mother and then charming him to take her back. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

So Genie pushed for all he was worth, and as the door flew open, he stumbled forward into...into...what the heck? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She stumbled and fell onto her back, where her weight stretched the cuffs painfully across her wrists. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Hugo would fling one into the wall, and the tenacious creature would stumble to its feet and wade back in for more. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

My hands are suddenly released, and when I try to stand I stumble. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Suddenly light-headed, Sefia stumbled sideways into Archer, who caught her by the elbow. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When he tried to rise, one leg went out from under him, and he stumbled back onto his knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Pain shot up her legs, but she stumbled forward and broke into a run, hauling Percy after her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I screamed, stumbled, and spun around to face him, still holding my knife. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But they would probably just end up getting lost and stumbling upon a hoard of treasure or something. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Dragging the bag behind her, she headed for the door—but she stumbled slightly in the unfamiliar shoes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We knew that as a black candidate he couldn't afford any sort of stumble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He told of a shepherd named Gyges who stumbled upon a secret cavern with a corpse inside that wore a ring. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I took a misstep and stumbled over a root, my rifle sliding to my side. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Abbey stumbled into the kitchen looking as if she’d gotten maybe two hours of sleep. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then the Tiger General stepped aside as Black Dog was pushed, stumbling, out into the street. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie gave me an awkward, one-armed hug when I stumbled my way off the plane. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn stumbled back against the wall, so relieved she nearly fainted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We stumble around the side of the house. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The deck came up under his feet and sent him stumbling into a wall. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Old Stew might rant, he might take you by the collar, become belligerent, even stumble on the stairs when going to sleep, but none of it was a surprise. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she could say anything else, the bus reached our stop and we stumbled out into the rain. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her bare feet left bloody footprints upon the path—sliced by every stone and sharp stick she stumbled over. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he reached out, grabbed Inigo just before he stumbled, brought him back to an upright position. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

One night as I stumbled back into my bunk, I found my blanket was gone. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I stumbled away from the dais, forgetting that I was invisible, and hid behind a column as they approached. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Harry grabbed Hermione’s hand as they staggered and stumbled over stone and wood. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I stumbled behind the girl, my back feeling so heavy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Halfway across the courtyard his feet tangled in the unfamiliar sandals and he stumbled against Rosa. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and was dragged onto his feet by Greyback; now he was staggering along sideways, tied back-to-back to the four other prisoners. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Hazel stumbled to the right, carrying Jack with her, and still he did not stop looking at the witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I’ve apologized to Tyler more times than I can count for what I’ve cost him, but the words are awkwardly placed and I stumble over them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He stumbled about the house for days like one of the walking wounded. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of reading, she could perhaps use the pianoforte, but...well, it had been a while, and she wasn’t sure she could endure the sound of her own stumbling, clumsy playing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The person who discovered this fact is an educational researcher at the University of Pennsylvania named Erling Boe, and he stumbled across it by accident. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The lump man didn’t have any eyes, but it groped around the table, stumbling over Prometheus's fingers. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Over the jumble of voices Lyra heard someone stumble to the door and out, making incoherent sounds of distress. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to take his eyes from the Warrior, Cluny stumbled backwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Both the sergeant and me stumbled against the table. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

By midnight she couldn’t wait any longer and, with three of her daughters who were feeling distressed too, stumbled out into the darkness of the desert in the direction of the block latrine. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When it was too dark to see they got the cart and stumbled back to the road and he got the blankets out and they wrapped themselves up and went on. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But Monod stumbled on a kink in his results—literally so. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he did care and liked the idea of strangers stumbling on it and wondering. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He stumbled, but everything still seemed to be working, and wasting no more time, Harry pointed his wand straight at Malfoy and shouted, “Rictusempra!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They stumbled away to join Billy, who was beckoning from the corner of the main building. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She felt as if she had stumbled upon the answer to her husband's disappearance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We went quickly, stumbling, but somehow in control of ourselves. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow I managed to stumble back with the others to our work detail. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I stumbled over an obstacle: my head was still dizzy, my sight was dim, and my limbs were feeble. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maya stumbled after her, following Claire past the gymnasium and the theater that everyone referred to as Little Theater, even though it was the only one on campus and pretty sizable. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She scrambled to her feet and stumbled out the door, taking in great gulps of night air as she did so. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He took his arm from her and she mounted the steps firmly and then stumbled loudly on the wooden porch. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The ant stumbles away from the colony like a drunk,” she continued. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And knowing you’d stumbled from one nightmare into another—and how do you find your way back to the real world? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Miss Wren said, “No, this can’t be,” and Althea stumbled, faint, letting the sheet drop. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

An hour later he stumbled into Singer’s room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The runaways lost their balance and stumbled to the nest of hay bales that was to serve as seating. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I stumbled out behind the rest and was mechanically following them when I heard my name. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, Capricorn’s men were watching the old woman as she crossed the square, walking so fast the girl stumbled over the hem of her dress a couple of times. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was about to approach Narciso to tell him I was going home and would warn Ultima, but he stumbled off into the snow and I heard him mumble, “I will go to Andrew!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m going against the flow of people, and am almost at the bottom of the stairs when I stumble and a man says, “Watch it!” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled out on to the corridor, not looking where I was going. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble to the closest table and collapse into a chair. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He stumbled around until he found one and matches to light it. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

You’d think a woman who works in a bookstore would have stumbled into the cookbook aisle by now, wouldn’t you? Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They started moving, stumbled slightly, and then caught their rhythm. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

And neither of them stumbled and the candles didn’t go out, and at last they came where they could see a little door in the brick wall on their right. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Come over here,” she said, and he did, though she still asserted only partial control, allowing him to fight against her at every step so that he came lurching and stumbling. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Nailer and Pima forced their stiff limbs to move and stumbled down to the beach, joining a ragged assemblage of other survivors who were streaming toward the sands. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Stick fell to the ground, and the man stumbled away. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But when he touched the skin of her elbow, she lurched from him, stumbled. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I turned and stumbled back to the house on rubbery legs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Annabeth was trying to cheer up Hazel, regaling her with Percy’s greatest Seaweed Brain moments, when Frank stumbled down the hall and burst into her cabin. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

One surprised Chiron with a glancing blow to the back legs, and he stumbled and fell. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She screamed, gripping the handle harder even as she stumbled, vaguely aware that keeping the weapon was her only hope for staying alive. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I stumble, flailing and trying to regain my balance before any part of me comes between the huge steel wheels and the track. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I haven’t stumbled into a classroom; it is an old janitor’s closet that smells like sour sponges. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Into this dark, dense maze stumbled Florida and Dallas. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The lock clicks, and the door opens so fast I nearly fall through, stumbling into the kitchen. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mouse Girl stumbles back and steps on Aunty Cloud's feet. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I found myself stumbling along a muddy lane behind the shops that serve the wealthiest townspeople. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dizzy, she stumbled a step forward to keep from falling. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the muffled scream of the boy’s mother as she runs through the crowd, shoving past people, some of whom stumble and fall and curse, adding to the chaos. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You were hiding from me, Mateo. I always wanted to stumble into someone like you and it sucks that I had to find you through a stupid app.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Celaena stumbled back from the woman and slammed into the wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She lurched toward the woman, but her leg chains got twisted and she stumbled. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea why this gave me such intense relief, but it seemed, standing there in Finny’s triumphant shirt, that I would never stumble through the confusions of my own character again. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled over one of the bulging roots, and out of habit, instinct, I reached for him and caught him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He did, however, figure out that he was somewhere in Georgia, having accidentally stumbled onto a local Atlanta news station. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Chin high, he staggers across, stumbling on the uneven riverbed, lurching into the hollows, straining against the current. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I stumbled off the steps and squinted in the general direction everybody was looking. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles onto the lawn, but when his bare feet strike the cold grass there is silence, and he realizes the ringing he’d heard had been a dream. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Black Dog stumbled and fell back with a shout. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he finally freed me — I stumbled against the passenger door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He could mingle with the big groups that stumbled off the boats and raced through town for a few hours, photographing everything that looked old with a bit of gold on its gable. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled along, careful to stay on the path so she could find her way back if she needed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Extra bags of rice delivered to one house signaled a coming feast; a normally sober man stumbling home drunk one night might mean that a son had been born. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

For Miss Persimmon, quite against her will, was off the ground and was stumbling through the air, rolling from side to side like a very thin barrel, balancing the tray in her hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Now, his face flushed, stumbling over his opening sentences, he began to read from a legal pad. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Constance stumbled because it was her natural method of locomotion, and because her feet hurt from being in the wrong shoes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They stumbled into the road, shading their eyes, the trunk of fire and smoke tearing out of the mountains like God’s finger stuck suddenly toward the sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled back into the flow of the crowd. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gagged and stumbled away from them into the dark, simultaneously grossed out and baffled. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

For a week we stumbled over one another in my dorm room. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Rondell stumbles trying to get away from the guys holding him back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Indian who was just entering the dining room with the serving tray stumbled, and the roast chicken rolled under a chair. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then I stumbled upon old photographs of her in Iran, pre-nose job. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He stormed towards Joseph, who stumbled backwards getting out of his uncle’s way. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Just as he was about to panic, however, the crowd parted, and Brangwain Spurge stumbled out, looking harried. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Håkon stumbled backwards, sword pointed at the creature, and said, “What is that thing?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The monster set him down abruptly, almost dropping him to the earth, and Conor stumbled forward. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

At first he thought he was losing his balance—it even made him stumble once or twice—for the buildings were two or three degrees out of the vertical, all leaning the same way. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He lay on his belly with his chin on the wooden floor and watched the legs and the shoes under the tables, the legs moving across the floor; some moved slowly, some stumbled. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t have stumbled back, tripping over my own boots, but I was nearly to the door before I even realized it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I excitedly stumbled out and rushed to the site. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody runs—kicking up dust, stumbling over rocks, running through the forest. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

When he spoke in Xhosa, he did so slowly and haltingly, frequently pausing to search for the right word and then stumbling over it when he found it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time darkness halted the column, she was stumbling and yearning for the comforts of her rolling prison. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Now Mary Alice and I had to stumble up that long staircase to the darkness above. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I grab Caleb’s arm as I stumble over the man’s shoes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Together, we draped Grover’s arms over our shoulders and started stumbling uphill through wet waist-high grass. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She broke into a run, glancing back just quickly enough to see the thing lurch off the wall and stumble to the ground. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Katz was liberally covered in blood from his fraught stumble through the woods, and there was tiredness all over us, even in our eyes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the morning of day seven, he’s digging in the back of his closet when he stumbles upon a bundle of teal silk—the stupid kimono Pez had made for him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Men stumble through the smoke, trying to find the front gate of the fort. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

His wound hampered him—he stumbled but recovered. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He then stumbled sleepily into the living room. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

In a moment I had my costume on and was stumbling up the sidewalk. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Underneath the moon shadows of the trees, Ma stumbled with weariness. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He drank ten beers, stumbled across the world’s most heavily militarized border, and surrendered his M14 rifle to startled North Korean soldiers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She stumbled toward me, then held out the sagging stumps of her melted arms. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Percy, Coach Hedge, and Frank stumbled out of the glass tunnel and found themselves back in the whale shark room. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then we switched partners, and I was thrust into a high-stepping bransle with the nervous Guildenstern, who nearly stumbled over his long cloak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then another kid stumbled outside into the sunlight. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I push myself up and stumble to the opposite side of the car, where the other faction transfers stand in a line. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He waited till I had stumbled to the front door, and then I heard his engine quietly rev. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Generally, they’d stumble around with the blind staggers for a while, then gradually get well. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yesterday we passed a line of men blinded by mustard gas—they stumbled along like a string of elephants, one man's hand on the next man's shoulder. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He stumbled back into the chip display, before finally catching his balance. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I half jogged, half stumbled into the nature preserve that bordered Nicole’s house. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

His feet were like lead as he stumbled along the sparsely lit alleys and over the cobbles covered with silvery frost. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled back against the wall, holding her kimono shut. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard footsteps, rapid, stumbling, fleeing footsteps—then shots. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, you had. She saw you stumbling down the street, you shouted abuse at her. She was really freaked out, after what happened last time. With Evie.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tree shuddered as he banged it with his skull, and he pivoted around it, stumbling. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jerks his head away from me and it’s then that I lunge forward, pressing all my weight against him, throwing him off balance so that he stumbles back against the kitchen table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aragorn turned and sped up the stair; but as he ran he stumbled in his weariness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I stumble from thornbush to thornbush—my mother and father who hate each other, Rachel who hates me, a school that gags on me like I’m a hairball. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled over a book in the walkway and had to catch myself on the edge of a table. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His bathrobe was spattered with ketchup, and he kept stumbling around in fuzzy pink bunny slippers, swinging his gas-powered weed whacker at the half-dozen harpies who were hovering over his picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Always several yards behind, he panted for breath as he stumbled gamely on. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He stumbles and falls on an icy street in The Hague and badly hurts his foot. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The cops found Cleveland’s car not far away, wrapped around a tree, and Cleveland stumbling around in an angry drunken stupor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Muttering crossly, Elinor slipped her feet into her gardening shoes and stumbled after her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The treads were worn and so uneven that Meggie stumbled at every other step. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I start to run, stumbling to his room. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“What are the odds that some previously undetected someone will stumble into that very isolated spot, during the precise fraction of a second it will take to push him over?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and fell to the ground, hitting his head on the stone floor. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She probably would’ve said worse, but I smacked her between the eyes with my sword-butt and sent her stumbling backward out of the creek. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I ran and stumbled and got up and ran again. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dragged the sparrow stumbling and tripping to the crack of light. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Empty brandy bottle still in hand, he pulls himself to his feet and stumbles out into the hallway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was still stumbling as I pulled her around to the end that faced the road, and Black Betty. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I stumble on a root, then catch myself. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I spat into the dirt and stumbled forward, blindly reaching out to feel my way when the closeness of the trees allowed the darkness to circle in on me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I think that’s why his expression is so stranded and why the recognition on his face stumbles in its attempt to reach me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We need to hike an informal trail—stumble on, as quick as possible, in the dark, down a dangerous hill. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Once, he stumbled and fell, only climbing back to his feet after a struggle. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

And he stumbled down the hall and headed for his truck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She says she’s sorry for Mr. Hannon’s troubles but we have troubles of our own and the last thing she needs now is a blind son stumbling through the streets of Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The bull-man, Mr. Tar, at the edge of the hole, could not stop, and stumbled, surprised, into the darkness. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He tore himself free of their grasp and stumbled backward, out of their reach. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

All she does is stumble over to me and hug me again. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sam’s next blow went wide, and thrown off his balance he fell backwards, clutching at the orc as it stumbled over him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I stumble to the side and catch myself on my desk. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Faeries are staring at us as we pass out of the grove, me stumbling, him holding me up. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas jumped to his feet and stumbled forward. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The tenants, who still had no idea what Ampai was up to, complained about having to stumble around, so Somkit made up some excuse about tinkering with the tinfoil cones. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The crowd must have been watching them when he stumbled in, because the rest of the field area was empty. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wandered on, wet and miserable, looking for a place to conceal myself, hoping I might stumble upon the Green Man. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled over his pant legs—and then stared in disbelief at his fingers: short, little, fat fingers, dimpled with rosy fingernails. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Another of Capricorn’s men was stumbling down the stairs behind him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I stumbled into one of the chrome chairs and bent forward gasping for breath, waiting for the blood to come back to my head. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then Hazel stopped so abruptly, the guards behind her stumbled. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They stumble and drag and scoot over to stand beside him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The man gasped and stumbled aside, the blade having missed him completely. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It’s practically daybreak by the time I stumble in. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The giant was woozy, and the boat rocked as he stumbled to his post. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I jump, hitting the ground hard and stumbling forward a few steps before I regain my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He tried to turn on her, stumbled and went to his knees. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched an elderly woman stumble, fall, fumble for the transmitter around her neck, and Barbra Pierce’s voice-over echoed in her mind. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The security guard, hand over his bleeding nose, stumbles down the stairs and makes his way toward us. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Fifteen minutes later, the scholars stumbled up a steep hillside of old, ruined goblin houses. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

We now know that whichever direction we look, this noise never varies by more than a tiny fraction: so Penzias and Wilson had unwittingly stumbled across a remarkably accurate confirmation of Friedmann’s first assumption. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he’s in handcuffs and the fat policeman yanks him to his feet, pushing him roughly so he stumbles forward, tripping over his feet. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I stumbled quickly to my desk, slammed my laptop closed, and sat down so hard my desk chair rolled into my bed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She had seen them dazed, stumbling, eyes pecked out, still clawing the air at an attacker they could no longer see. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We trudged through it, stumbled and fell in it, knelt in it, set our packs down in it, left a streak of it on everything we touched. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She kneeled to drink from the creek when she stumbled on it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Jack had seen it, or had stumbled upon it and used it to prepare a sacrifice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the slaver yanks the chain hard, and I stumble forward. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He stumbles through a quick version of the coronation as the hill goes silent. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Since I had nothing to lose, I walked toward him, stumbling. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nehemia couldn’t read books that advanced, not when she still stumbled through lines of text. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Wandering into a used bookstore in downtown Los Angeles, Bobby stumbled on a dusty old book called The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He limps forward on bare feet, stumbling first one way, then another. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I stumbled over a stick that lay in the road and first cursed it, then picked it up. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

A man pulled a child along after him so impatiently that the little boy stumbled and cried as he rubbed his grazed knee. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I stare forward as something yellow is pumped into me and then I stumble off into my room—stumble because I can feel it hitting me even as I get up from the chair. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But what about the fairies and the goblins suddenly stumbling around the scene of Capricorn’s festivities? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But even as she had the thought, her boot landed on something soft, and she stumbled. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Bob stumbled away from the battle, his saber-toothed cat at his side. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

To devise a mix that would bring this about, he tinkered around with God knows what until he stumbled upon a home brew that delivered a ferocious kick. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry hurried along it, stumbling now and then on the uneven floor, holding his wand out in front of him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was bad to stumble, and kept stepping on her feet, but they were laughing and cutting up, just having the best time. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And because of this, I lose my footing, stumbling slightly. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He laughed, tripped over a tent pole, and stumbled into a minivan. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Still they hoped it might stumble on her bruised and bandaged body. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the drunken slumberers had risen from the pack and was stumbling toward the boardwalk. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Alex stumbled to his feet, unable to see or hear, not even sure anymore where he was. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Concentrating on the bowls, he stumbled on a stone in his path. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She stumbled along, crying, her hands over her face like somebody had beat her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I stumbled alongside Edward, still stunned with fear. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ignoring Newt’s questions, he stumbled to the door and yanked it open, stepped into the hall, ran. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“It is not a tent that is stumbled upon,” Marco says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She stumbled into Jilly with her mouth open in protest, but no words came out. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Audrey took a step back just as Lumpy rounded the corner and she stumbled against him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Two: Ivy’s bedroom door flew open, and her dad stumbled in, his eyes the size of dinner plates as the beam from her headlamp hit him in the face. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the dark and middle of the night, I stumbled into Ma’s bedroom and crawled into her bed next to her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She stumbled on, getting closer all the time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He stumbled once, caught himself, and struck the door hard with both arms. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The alley down which he led them sloped so steeply that Meggie kept stumbling, and every time Elinor stubbed her toes on the bumpy cobblestones she uttered a quiet curse. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As the dead kings came stumbling from their cold black graves, Jon had woken in pitch-dark, his heart hammering. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I turned the corner, finally stumbling upon life. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was a long time thinking but finally he saw and stumbled down the steps with a surly “’Bye.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was saved after about twenty minutes when a man stumbled toward us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes, stumbled a little, and almost choked. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ayanna had stumbled back, clutching her head in pain, but now she moved forward again, nearly collapsing against my shoulder, and pointed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Crane-man’s normally placid expression was replaced with a frown of worry when Tree-ear stumbled into the space under the struts and collapsed in a heap on the ground. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He ran stumbling through the thick sand to the open space of rock beyond the fire. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ignatius stumbled into the Night of Joy with such momentum that his smock swirled around his ankles. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The will of the Watchers was broken with a suddenness like the snapping of a cord, and Frodo and Sam stumbled forward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her heart went out to the poor boy as he stumbled out the door, clutching his hands together as though they were burned. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We go up a flight of rickety wooden stairs to the second floor; when I stumble, Nino Carlitos puts his hand at my back to make sure I don’t fall. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled over the words while Capricorn glared at me and Basta drew the knife from his belt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It would be better that way, I thought drowsily; then there'd be no need to stand before her and stumble over emotions and words that were at best all snarled up and undifferentiated . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even some of President Obama’s most ardent supporters in Hollywood and New York’s creative corridors would not be able to read it without stumbling over language that is couched in politics, if not outright hypocrisy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He stumbled as his feet hit the deck and fell on his face. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally stumbled forward, utterly exposed in the middle of the street The roar of a hovercar seemed to pass right over her head, and she instinctively ducked, dashing toward the cover of the forest. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The danger was that sooner or later someone might stumble onto the truth, and the story could spread. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, I take a step back, stumble, but regain my balance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He turned to Ashe, “I think you said you were alone when you first stumbled on this thought-reading business.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, Lily stumbled into the kitchen in white jeans and a T-shirt, but her hair was a tangled mess. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When Scipio stumbled into the auditorium, the others stared at him as if he were a stranger. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ironically, Nicholas, by not paying attention, you have stumbled upon another literary device called a malapropism.* Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A shove sent her stumbling to the floor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I stumbled off, hearing the bus pull away as I faced the water. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night, he stumbled out of the village in a drunken daze, lifting his wine bottle to the moon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The heather and the stumbling darkness were forgotten as though the sunrise had melted them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this late hour there are no patrons lingering in this particular tent, and it is unlikely that any other visitors to the circus will stumble upon it in the remaining hours before dawn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Riker’s tyrannosaurus roared and leaned forward, chomping its huge jaws and sending Magdalys and her trike stumbling a few steps back. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I stumbled backward, but it was enough time for Marcus to lob a pass to Todd for an easy layup. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Once he stumbled and went down in the water, but he came right back up, laughing and spluttering and spitting out seawater. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boys and a few girls stumbled out going “Aggg, my eyes!” and tearing, and running for water, but that didn’t stop the ones lined up after them. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was a man, running and stumbling, his arms flopping. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A group of rowdies stumbled in and crowded Bertram to the end of the bar. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the night, Sofya and the others stumbled out of bed and began to defrost the planes by spraying them with hot water from a tank truck. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Dawn breaks, and my panicked run turns to a stumble as I wander from alley to alley. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to know he wasn’t the only man who ever stumbled on someone’s dumbness—like a chair in the dark—and wanted to kick something. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rage made him weak, so that he stumbled. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Nailer crawled over his father and stumbled to the door. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Pa stumbles out with the bag of food. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Macklin described what a visitor might see if he stumbled upon Ocean Camp at midnight. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He got away from there as fast as his ankle would let him, stumbling along with the crowd. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the song ended and we stumbled back to our seats, and in the lull that followed I felt the mood change. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I stumbled down onto the dirty, oil-stained concrete, just managing to catch myself before I slammed into the side of her car. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The young girl stumbles over the big word before flashing the camera a big smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A trickle of spectators, some laughing, others pale and shaking, stumbled past us in the opposite direction. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They waited at the ring steps as Jackson stumbled down, his eyes half-closed, and then they went up, into the pool of hot and blinding light. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phrase booze and mischief left me worrying I’d stumbled into what my mother referred to as “the wrong crowd,” but for the wrong crowd, they both seemed awfully smart. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Now, that is a fact,” the man replied in agreement as he stumbled on the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The backpack slammed into the woman’s skull face and she stumbled backwards. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But all the grannies were looking at me, waiting for me to pray, so I prayed, stumbling through as best I could. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and without a word began half walking, half trotting over to the starting line. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

My profile is public because I don’t care if some stranger stumbles onto it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I sprint past bag ten and stumble past bag eleven by accident. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“The enterprise had been interesting, but not that interesting; and besides, it was a good deal of trouble. You don’t know how many times you almost stumbled on us.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every day the hulk took one drink from the watercooler and went once to the bathroom, stumbling between the presses into the back of the laundry, big shoes clumping. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wandered around the cities by day, stumbling into the newsroom at night, exhausted, to write my stories. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tunnel looked nothing like the one Annabeth and I had stumbled into before. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Theo smoothed the blanket over his sleepy brother in the next bed, struggled into his bathrobe, and stumbled over the wheelchair as he tiptoed out of the room. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clouds looked as if they were stumbling along before the wind, frightened. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled on some medical records mixed in with his real estate files and discovered that a corporation was hiding contaminated water that was making people sick. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Burst from the gates and swarm across the siege lines, smash the Yunkai’i as they come stumbling from their beds.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So, before the morning was over a Jew came stumbling through the snow with a rope around his neck. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He slides and blunders down a vertical part, finally stumbling out at the roadside. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Crabbe stumbled — and his huge, flat foot caught the hem of Harry’s cloak. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They began to feel that all this country was unreal, and that they were stumbling through an ominous dream that led to no awakening. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Deal. And, Percy—” Whatever she was going to say was interrupted by Grover, who stumbled out of the Big House, tripping over tin cans. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Dazed, she threw off the covers and dragged herself out of bed, pulling on her wrinkled dressing gown as she stumbled through the kitchen and front hall. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swaying and stumbling, he made his way toward the top of the mountain. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The boy was stumbling he was so tired and the man picked him up and swung him onto his shoulders and they went on. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Robbie stumbled out of the darkness, his face smudged with green streaks. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She pulled herself to her feet clumsily, and stumbled from the balcony down the covered staircase. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A moment later, our resident writer and another fella stumbled by, singing loudly about dames. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed me away so hard, I stumbled back toward the window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Liam stumbled back a few steps at impact, his wet hair clinging to his cheeks, longer than I remembered. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At top speed, they stumbled down the hillside. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They created dark­ ness in the middle of day, and shadows that distorted the path and made him stumble from time to time on roots and rocks. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Momma said, “That child would stumble over the pattern in a rug. Go on, Brother Taylor, did she say any more?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized those tracks from the many winters in Piatra Neamț where I had stumbled out onto the frozen pond with a neighbor friend, dull blades tied to the bottoms of our shoes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Davos stumbled across a muddy yard with his hands bound at the wrists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Until now I’d mostly believed we would stumble upon a window somewhere and climb through it into a brand-new life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could almost forget about Dad bumping around the kitchen, navigating pots and pans he rarely used, and me stumbling through the science homework she’d always helped me with. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I follow him as he’s modeling, but all I do is stumble. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Dispirited and battleworn, carrying their fallen leader, the maimed and wounded hobbled painfully along at the rear, the bitter ashes of vanquishment and defeat mingling with the dust from their stumbling vanguard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Indeed, not only in astronomy but in other realms of inquiry, notably mechanical technology and medicine, the ancients seem almost perverse in their aversion to stumbling on the truth. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Eighty years before his walk, a villager traipsing through the same woods had stumbled across a buried, six-foot-tall stone sculpture of a human head. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She stumbled backward from him with a little yelp. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

A sudden gust of wind made him lose his footing, and he stumbled to his knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A studious-looking boy with a wheeling backpack freezes when he sees her, like an alarmed traveler stumbling upon a piece of unattended luggage at the airport. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then a prisoner stumbled, causing a tree stump just coming out of the ground to fall back in place, requiring it to be pulled out again. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Dr. Beck," Vogel said as he stumbled through the storm, "how long can a person survive decompression?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like stumbling upon a bunch of broken pieces to a spaceship. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I stumbled from the property room and ran headlong into Mr. Armin. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled backward, her eyes wide, as the figure started coming out of the canvas. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Will and Lyra didn’t stop to look; they stumbled over the rough ground at a crouch, intent only on getting away unseen. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I heard the boys call out for God’s protection and dash away, raising a racket as they stumbled through the dark graveyard. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As I wandered among the stacks, I kept hoping I’d stumble upon him reading about the life of Rimbaud or searching the pages of cooking books for a great lemon meringue pie recipe. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They saw nothing more, until they stumbled over the body of Frodo, lying as if dead, face downwards on the grass with his sword beneath him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

On the fourth, Frederick throws up his arms and the hose smacks against his forearms and he stumbles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She imagined Sahel stumbling through a jungle, clumsy, oblivious to what waited for him among the vines. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When I stumble out of my bedroom, still in my nightclothes, a whacking sound alerts me that Mama is on a cleaning tear. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

An African elephant can’t stumble without falling on some white man with a shovel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elinor jabbed the barrel of the gun into his ribs so hard that he stumbled back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I found her, I looked away and then just happened to stumble over to her log to sit. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

My old knee injury was worse back then— and I can remember stumbling in my rush. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

With a cry, he pitched forward into the water, stumbling to gain his balance. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

After a final round of applause, I stumbled back down off the stage to pats on the back and words of congratulations. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And a cat, if he had stumbled back upon it and it had bounded away, might have hit him behind the knees as it escaped. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Doon concentrated on his feet—the clumsy boots made it hard not to stumble. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After that he decided that he’d had enough and stumbled back up on deck to clear his head of rum and elephants alike. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was a clattering in the cupboard, and Pippo stumbled out in a jacket that came down to his ankles and a hat so large that it had slipped right over his eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sometime during the night, she heard Henry stumble from the kitchen into the hall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“America is the reason many other countries will not recognize us; America is the stumbling block,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stopped, suddenly stumbled against me, clutching at me now, not to hold me where I was, but to keep himself upright. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The coin stumbled over a knuckle and slipped silently into the dealer’s lap. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed and stumbled backward, and we both crashed to the ground. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They threw their heavy shoulders against the robot’s body, and he stumbled sideways onto the riverbank. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I looked back as Mike stumbled up the stairs and saw Cohn putting his glasses on again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

We stumble across in the dark and as though he had been spat there every man lies glued behind a mound. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my arms stretched wide to feel my way through the hallway, careful not to run into the logs, I stumbled back to my mattress refuge. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But the real stumbling block was the bases. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Haas helped him into a sleeping bag, then stumbled on to the weather observatory a little over two miles away. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

A man stumbles out of the sea carrying a small boy wearing the Syrian team strip and no life jacket. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled on a ring still scorched by fire, and in the midst of it he found a pile of charred and broken bones and skulls. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I stumble over my feet trying to reach her before she’s already finished the task. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Even inside it, the agents seemed happiest if we took the elevator instead of the stairs, to minimize the risk of a stumble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The explosions of sound rock the air, and Mark stumbles backward until he slams into the wall of a cubicle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He stumbled forward like he couldn’t control his own body. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

After they had gone half a block away only their black forms showed in the blue darkness—the mute straight and firm and the broad-shouldered, stumbling Blount holding on to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I stumbled on some object on the floor and fell. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

After spending the entire bus ride home from competitions studying and doing homework, I’d stumble to my room and fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My pace slows, and I struggle to stumble on. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She winced after saying it and stumbled a step backward, holding a hand up to her temple. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He stumbled forward, clawing at the air as if he’d suddenly gone blind. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I kept stumbling over the heads and arms of manikins. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

A soldier dropped his rifle and stumbled forward, falling to the ground, kicking and thrashing and groaning with pain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Wait for me to stand before class, easily reading words even high school students stumble over. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Will stumbles to the side, one hand pressed to his face, and blocks Al’s next punch with his free hand. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Soldiers were climbing out of troop carriers and continuing on foot, stumbling over brick and roof tiles. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I walk faster, stumbling over trash and broken pieces of pavement. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, then. Get a move on!” he snapped as they stumbled out into the bright light of day, blinking. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

One scythe next to him stumbled on the ice and fell. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Another stumbling block to doing as he pleased was the very idea of chivalry or of civilization which Arthur had first invented and then introduced into his own young mind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed Maxim out of the restaurant, stumbling a little, and yawning. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This display of sentiment was interrupted by a detonation so loud I stumbled. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He shoved Urzen away roughly, sending him stumbling back against a merlon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

John stumbled and shook as if he’d been dead center in that cornfield when the herd charged through the fence. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

On one pass he stumbled, drenching his jeans in a gallon of gas. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Hot Pie was breathing heavily, and once he stumbled in the dark, barked his shin, and cursed loud enough to wake half of Harrenhal. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When Hali stumbled and fell, he came at her again, slamming her backward, teeth tearing at her belly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“During a field exercise,” he remembered, “I stumbled with a loaded pistol in my hand, and put a bullet through the sole of my foot.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The group was already on the move, springing from their chairs and stumbling over each other to be the first ones to get up the aisle to the two intruders. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As we stumbled through the fray, I glanced back the way we’d come, not sure what I expected to see. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Not an especially hard push, but it caught Travis by surprise and he stumbled backward a couple of steps. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Celaena’s feet stumbled, but she stayed upright as she dared a glance at the lady, and the goblets on the table before her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The children stumbled from the room—Kate leading the way with her flashlight—and out into the dark hallway. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

At five a.m., she stumbled to the bathroom, splashed water on her face, and lined her eyes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Centuries later, Mendel had stumbled on the essential structure of that information, the alphabet of the code. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Their feet disturbed a deep dust upon the floor, and stumbled among things lying in the doorway whose shapes they could not at first make out. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We stumbled into a wine cellar—a bunch of dusty bottles in wooden racks—like we were walking through somebody’s basement, only there was no exit above us, just more tunnels leading on. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She shuddered, flung herself out of bed, and stumbled into her clothes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

My foot flops against something, and I stumble. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always remembered how she said, “Your brain—it’s too fast. So you stumble on other people’s dumbness—like a chair in the dark. And you want to kick something.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He oriented himself with the constellations and the runaways stumbled on, impelled into the night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Even where the track widened it was treacherous,- there were cracks big enough to swallow a man's leg, rubble to stumble over, hollow places where the water pooled by day and froze hard by night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I dropped a potato through the open back window of the orphanage and returned to the room, stumbling over sleeping bodies on the stairway. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Nunu stumbled into the kitchen, sleepy-eyed, and flopped into her chair. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

As I stumbled up to Juanita, Pita scooted over to me and clung to my waist, trying to hide behind me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I push myself up and stumble to the portal window, pressing my hands against the pane. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The survivors were only a hundred yards away, and some of the brighter ones stumbled to a stop, realizing that they were now within hurling range. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Grandma stumbled back, tripping and falling in the dirt. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

To flounder is to stumble awkwardly or thrash about like a fish out of water. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That last part was because a panicked Hyperborean giant stumbled backward and sat on top of him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Cliff stumbled backward, fell over, and had to scramble to his feet again. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The carriage is filled with murmured apologies as standing passengers stumble, bumping into one another, stepping on one another’s feet. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked almost as if he were drunk, stopping, moving on, wandering to left and right, stumbling over little ruts and stones on the path his living feet had known so well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Shin heard from other repairmen that the foreman’s wife, while out working in the woods, had stumbled upon a secret execution in a mountain gorge. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

"Oh, that. I—ah—I stumbled and fell into a hedge." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s where the turn starts,” said Fezzik, and they slowed, making the sharp turn without stumbling, continuing on down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I sing the lyrics I do remember, stumbling over some words and repeating others out of place, but it’s a song Dad loved and I hope he hears me singing it since he can’t. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

On they went through the holler, stumbling, tripping, falling, scrambling. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled a bit in the beginning, but even though my cheeks kept growing hot, I never froze once! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then he throttled up, turned tight, and motored west, adjusting to the north less than five degrees in the hope of stumbling across a buoy marker. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ranofer groped for it and, rubbing his eyes with his knuckles, stumbled across the courtyard still half asleep. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

And then she stood up and started walking across the sandy beach as though it were a solid paved path, and I was trying to follow behind, struggling and stumbling in the soft mounds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Keep movin'." Someone stepped on the back of his shoe, and Alfred stumbled on. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled on the station steps, a man with red hair helped me up—I think that he was kind to me, although now he makes me feel afraid. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s freezing and Alex is only wearing his suit jacket, but his chest feels warmed from the inside with liquor and something heady his brain keeps stumbling over, trying to name. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They fought in the predawn gloom, shadow against shadow, stumbling over roots and rocks, with mud and rotting leaves beneath their feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Three knocks later, I stumbled to the door and unlocked it. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, then step out of the shadows and stumble toward the hospital's entrance. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They stumble into their parents’ room, uncomprehending, embarrassed at the sight of their parents’ tears, feeling only slightly sad. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled a bit climbing in and I gave him my arm. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

On he toiled, up and up, turning this way and that to lessen the slope, often stumbling forward, and at the last crawling like a snail with a heavy burden on its back. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Still holding his gun, he squeezed both of Enoch’s arms with his free, golden-brown hand, then slapped the boy on the back, so hard that Enoch stumbled forward. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They walked in silence among sleepy stumbling children and I never saw them again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled along, struggling to keep her balance, until her foot snagged and she toppled over like a piece of timber. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The door opened suddenly, and Bull, caught off balance, stumbled forward into the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max gasps, his hand clapping over his chest, and stumbles back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled over the roots of a massive, eighty-foot oak that towered above her and landed on her knees. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ophie knocked her shin into a wooden crate full of Christmas ornaments and stumbled into a hatstand before she managed to gain her bearings. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A tall figure loomed up and stumbled over him, cursing the tree-roots. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I followed her to the ladder and she made her slow, stumbling way up to the top of the greystone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One evening, just before sunset, Amari stumbled over a fallen log and toppled to the ground in a heap. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was one last stumbling splash, and then we tumbled together over the log and onto the soft sand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He stumbled into the room, hanging on to the wall. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Thomas stood up quickly, stumbled backward, horrified—Alby struggled as if he was having a seizure, his legs kicking in every direction. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Just as I opened the door from the boys floor, I stumbled onto Mr. Farrow and that freakishly unhot witch from downstairs, Mrs. Singer. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The narrow boat rocked underneath Scipio's feet and he nearly stumbled. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was very hot, a tractor had made giant ruts in the earth, and the ruts had dried hard, so that his feet kept stumbling in. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

When people did come into view it seemed they were upon me suddenly, then they stumbled on and were lost in the wind-swept snow. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stumbled down the driveway to where the Ford was parked, a big black hulking shape in the dark. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled onto the right seat cushion—somehow still in place—and pulled his way forward to the bunk in the bow. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got up, stumbled to a bucket of water, splashed some on my face, brushed my teeth with my finger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He stumbles and throws his arms over his ears. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Alarmed, I stumbled and fell headlong into my mother’s arms. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam has about a foot and fifty pounds on Kim, but after stumbling for a second, she adjusts to the added burden. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It slipped from my hand as I turned it, and I stumbled backward. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clancy stumbled back with a howl of pain, pressing both hands to his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Couples and crowds flowed in and out—their cheeks flushed, pleasantly drunk—stumbling and stoned or just laughing at some joke I’d never hear. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I stumble again and with my one weak arm I cling to the huge twisted roots of an oak. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went down the steps; she came stumbling behind, whimpering. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Later, Emile stumbled upon another truth, although it was hard to put into words. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brushed past him, stumbling, not looking where I went. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was still sitting there when I stumbled back into the street. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Cursing, Bernabe stumbled through heaps of mud and refuse in order to get a closer shot, but the raven scrambled frantically away. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The look she gives me makes me feel less human and more like a bear that's managed to stumble into the middle of dinner. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I stumbled to the stream, placed her in a nest of buttercups, and dropped beside her. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We stumbled into each other,” Denna said, laying her hand over his where it rested on her hip. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Milkman reached up for her as she came timidly down the bank, slipping, stumbling, laughing at her own awkwardness, then squealing as the cold river water danced up her legs, her hips, her waist. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, it felt as if the name had existed all along, and she’d finally been clairvoyant enough to stumble across it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I stumbled a lot that last long march along the crevasse. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In the darkness I heard the steward continually cry out while the other men stumbled about, trying to find where I was. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles and drops the gun near the entrance but decides to keep going without it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Actually, stumbled into the bedroom is more accurate. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

His feet met something squashy and slippery on the floor and he stumbled: There were two bodies lying there, lying facedown in a pool of blood, but there was no time to investigate. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Without fail, I think of her every time I stumble upon an episode of Wheel of Fortune, and wonder how the hell Pat Sajak and Vanna White haven't aged since the early nineties. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

After three laps I stumbled; on the fourth, I tripped over a root. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t remember where I had left it, but obviously my mother had stumbled across it. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Doc stumbled and reached out his hands to stop his fall. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

John Henry pivoted and forced another group to stumble backward. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Instead, they let him go, watching as he gathered up his paper bag full of honey and stumbled like a drunk toward home, to the brother he hoped might believe him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Well, we join our ancestors, hoping we left enough dreams behind for the next generation to stumble across.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Panting, Archer stumbled back against the wall, his eyes wide with fear. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Long before Joe stood in the drugstore watching a girl buy candy, Violet had stumbled into a crack or two. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I am stumbling blindly after Cato with no thought of anything but to save myself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

By the time the first hesitating light of day appeared, even Gurgi had begun to stumble with fatigue and could barely put one hairy foot in front of the other. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She punches me in the ribs and I stumble to the side, recovering my breath. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The consequences of a poorly tied knot, a stumble, a dislodged rock, or some other careless deed are as likely to be felt by the perpetrator’s colleagues as the perpetrator. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled through the humid darkness, knocking into trees, blind as a hunted animal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And Mom—Mom!—walks right up to me, stumbling over herself, simultaneously surveying Aunt Heidi’s tiny apartment. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He held the boy’s hand as they stumbled through the woods. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I stumbled back against the wall and crashed painfully into a rack of weapons. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

You would die out there for sure—shredded by a cougar or thudded with a tomahawk or just left to wander to a stumbling, confounded death. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled through the door, eager for a friendly face. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After an hour, they were all tired, and Sammy stumbled with every third step. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eric continues down the hallway, away from me, and I try not to stare as the Candor woman stumbles past me, her hair still trapped in the fist of the Dauntless soldier. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He steps forward but stumbles against the pulpit. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

For such persons, being a butler is like playing some pantomime role; a small push, a slight stumble, and the facade will drop off to reveal the actor underneath. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jason didn’t see Hades, but whenever a giant stumbled and fell the ground broke open and the giant was snapped up and swallowed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Jacob read the letter quickly, though he pretended to read it slowly, stumbling over the words, repeating some of them, using his finger as a guide, back and forth across the sheet of paper. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, many other countries want to recognize us but they won’t because of America. America is the stumbling block!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I stumble into his hard back, he jerks his head around, and for a second, I catch the angry shine of his eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I spun around and stumbled toward the door, but despite my will it felt as though everything of Finn from the knees down had already begun to fizzle away. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They went on, stumbling through the sand and the trash along the tideline. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I stood up and tried to run, but it was so dark in the hut that I could only stumble about. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tendai stumbled on, trying to ignore the ache in his legs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Afraid I might stumble in my woozy state, I stepped carefully out of the car and shut the door behind me without looking back. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Still, I continued on until I stumbled on a wide street paved with stone. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the door banged open and Father stumbled out with his clothes all in a bundle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

June helps him stuff a backpack with jeans and a pair of shoes and a broken-in copy of Prisoner of Azkaban, and he stumbles into a clean shirt and out of his room. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One evening while dragging myself home after a day of excruciating hunger, I stumbled across a group of boys my age who were pacing briskly and excitedly in front of the compound. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lanky monk whirled around the corner and stumbled toward them, panting. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Weary and scared, Lyra began to stumble over the harsh and slippery rocks, following the bear, wondering how she could talk her way out of this. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

During one of Stuart Hutchison’s forays into the storm to look for the missing members of Rob Hall’s team, he was shocked to stumble upon Boukreev sitting alone out in the blizzard. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled toward the closet, tears blurring the light from the hall. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She owned the crack that made her stumble; she owned the clumps of dandelions whose white heads, last fall, she had blown away; whose yellow heads, this fall, she peered into. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled across the bridge, not even stopping for her things, and ran all the way home to Staples in teary disgrace. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The night was very dark, and Dox showed his disgust for night- traveling by stumbling every few steps. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Dicey also remembered Sammy’s merry eyes, and his mouth with only ten teeth, opened wide in the kind of laughter that took over his whole body and made him stumble and fall down laughing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where the woods thinned, Taran clattered along a dry stream bed until, exhausted, he stumbled and held out his hands against the whirling ground. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

After another couple of hours, they stumbled across a tiny village between the railroad tracks and a two-lane road. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She stumbled along with the heavy basket on her head, but she couldn’t feel the ache in her neck anymore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as she stumbled forward, a voice spoke just beside her—a familiar voice. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Winnie had brought me a copy of the magazine Drum, and Makgatho and Nicholas stumbled upon it while they were playing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Peterson was stumbling by, pushing her folded grocery cart in front of her. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She stumbled through the dark outside to the far side of the house, the side they hadn’t yet pulled honeysuckle from to find the clothesline. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stone tugged the shutters open and then screamed, nearly falling over himself as he stumbled back. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart stumbles, then falls, like a runner who’s just been tripped. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be able to tell in a moment,” Taran said, helping the stumbling bard to sit down and prop his back against an alder. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei’s feet slipped and stumbled as she tried to run even more quickly. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I took it, stumbling to my feet in a daze. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I stumble into the bathroom, turn off the light, close the door. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He stumbled, blinking, back into the hot street. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I veered off onto the perimeter road and stumbled along over the packed dirt until I found myself at the wall behind our house. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And it still took me a while, but around her, I felt...well, I felt awful. Anxious and sick to my stomach. And I stumbled over my words. It was terrible.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The choir lurched and stumbled somewhere near the proper melody. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He managed to get back up, and then, with tears blurring his vision and desperately trying to reach the front doors of the station, he stumbled and ran in exactly the wrong direction. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Sam saw that he could not go much further in this fashion, crawling, stooping, now picking a doubtful way very slowly, now hurrying at a stumbling run. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He scrambles from beneath the desk and stands to pull them up, but his head throbs so intensely, he stumbles. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But somehow Sierra had stumbled into a quasi-suburban enclave of stand-alone houses, complete with front lawns and porch swings. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He grabbed their shoulders and spun them about until they were so dizzy they stumbled and bumped into each other. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He watched a young woman stumble away with a child on either hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I stumble around the cellar, looking for an exit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In 1781 a company of Blackfoot stumbled across a Shoshone camp at dawn near the Red Deer River in Alberta. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I try not to stumble or fall too far behind. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When she stumbled he put her on his shoulders, and high above the beach she saw thousands of birds diving toward the sea. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and knew that he was going to fall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

We stumbled on, but Arul stopped to fling a chunk of concrete at the men. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The thin boy ran stumbling into the shallow water, holding his arms above his head. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I stumble forward, right into the same security guard from the lobby. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled toward the camp, and the nymphs stirred from their trees. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

One of them, just in front of Pippin, stumbled and did not get up again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He did this again three times on the way, and after the third time he was barely stumbling along, dragging the rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Spurge and Werfel stumbled backward, shocked to see so many guards staring at them. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Nico stumbled forward like he was just coming out of a daze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I stumbled about like a baby or a drunken man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd swayed and stumbled as Mace barged through them into the circle. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He looked at the steps leading up to the side door of the house, remembering how Mary had stumbled last night and how he had held her up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She ran up towards the house, she stumbled and got to her feet and then just sort of wandered round the garden in circles. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Logan closes his eyes, gives his head a quick shake, opens his eyes again, and then sort of stumbles to the front of the room. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I pulled away from the grip Mama had on my arms, moved and stumbled, almost falling on my backside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But we keep messing up, either because we stumble over the words or start cracking up. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Half-blind, the dead unicorn stumbled toward the green rock needle until it reached a depression at its base, where it dropped to the knees of its forelegs in a ghastly parody of prayer. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even after stumbling into his narrow bed, rest had not come easily. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The arai backed up, letting her stumble blindly through their ranks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He shuffled, grew dizzy, stopped for breath, started again, stumbling and sweating but refusing to wipe his temples, still afraid to look at his hands. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It also didn’t help that he could see how pale and drawn Emma’s and Finn’s faces were, or how they were weaving and stumbling just as badly as Chess. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The giant stumbled backward, bumping into the Doors of Death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The executioner stumbled to his knees, tearing at his own face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

One of them reached out and pushed Sal in the chest—not too hard, but Sal stumbled back a few steps. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The tide was coming in and there was only a narrow strip of firm beach between the water and the white, stumbling stuff near the palm terrace. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She catches my elbow as I almost stumble into a hole in the sidewalk. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He stumbled backward, not caring if he missed English class, or the rest of school, or even the rest of his life. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Dudley stumbled backward at once, a look of panic on his fat face. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Bleary-eyed and ready for war, I stumbled into the living room, but I wasn’t the first to arrive. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He found the side door of the school and stumbled into what was left of the main hallway. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Several times he fell but was on his feet again in the next breath, stumbling, tripping, skidding in a headlong descent. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

By the time Kruse arrived in Base Camp, he says, “it was still another three or four days before I could walk from my tent to the mess tent without stumbling all over the place.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He held the arm of an elderly man who stumbled at the doorway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And he was bound to go for the most vulnerable—a spindly girl, stumbling about in the dark in an unfamiliar place, bravely searching around the island temple for her brothers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The sight of her coming off her high, stumbling to the bathroom, disgusted Wes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Finally they had to lead the Lion of Lannister off to a blacksmith, blind and stumbling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He stumbled a step backward, and the man smiled. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But his grammar was worse than Trotter’s, and, to Gilly’s disgust, he’d stumble over words of more than one syllable whenever he read the Bible. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Once she stumbled over a rock and fell against the wall, and her hand found raw earth supported by timbers, whereas before the tunnel had been dressed stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Until I stumble upon a totally blank pageant registration form. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They were following her now, a group of them, laughing and stumbling over one another up the stairs. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then Shadow was stumbling through the brightly lit airport terminal. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

People who had been asleep only fifteen minutes earlier stumbled along the streets. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the tug came again, this time sharper and more impatient; irritably I turned, and almost stumbled backwards into the blonde. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He stumbled all over the last few words and looked away. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I saw that I had offended him, and I tried to remedy the hurt, but only stumbled further. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The door burst open, its lock giving way, and Horatio stumbled into the room. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

After supper she stumbled upstairs, hardly taking time to wash, changed to her shift, and fell into bed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The driver stumbled back against the bed of his truck, his words drowned out by the thunderstorm of noise that had settled over the three cars. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Somehow she got her envelope of cash and stumbled over to Señor Fidencio’s truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He dropped to one knee in front of her and she stumbled back, clutching the top of her sweatshirt. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was trying to juggle some wooden spoons when they heard Travis’s father stumble in the front door. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They cruised along the streets, past families dressed for church and winos stumbling out of alleys into the bright morning sunlight. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man lowered his knife and took a step backwards, almost stumbling over the corpse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the Tiber, Frank stumbled around, looking stunned but perfectly fine. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When Elinor heard the shots she jumped up so fast that she stumbled over her blanket in the dark and fell full length in the coarse grass. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Gulping for air, his leg muscles shaking with fatigue, he’d finally stumble and fall to the ground. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Toomer stumbled toward the front of the bus, trying to keep his balance as he weaved his way through the dogs, trying to keep the blood in his body with his two hands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled over myself trying to get to the trapdoor, but it slammed shut. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The ogress pivoted and stumbled toward the ruckus with a quick, awkward gait. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Jack concentrated on not stumbling as they hurried back to the barracks. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers stumbled over the keypad, making mistakes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My dad sits like a marble statue, but my mom gets up and kind of stumbles toward me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In a sort of daze, but still holding the drill, I stumbled back to the front of the boathouse and sat down on the wooden steps leading up to the door. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I ran into the darkness, stumbling over starded couples, but there was no way to tell where he had gone. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

At eight bells, when Mr. Collins relieved him, Nat stumbled below, surprised to find he was utterly exhausted. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jule stumbled to the bathroom, splashed water on her face, and lined her eyes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He stumbled out the door, and maybe a hand gave him a shove, and maybe it didn’t. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The three of us giggle as we stumble, then straighten up again. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She stumbled from the hall to where she thought the living room should be, fumbling along the wall with her fingers until she found another switch. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

There were so many nights he would stumble into my room thinking it was his and kick me out of bed and pass out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Rose and me walked into my place after a long day stumbling around town. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and stumble, nearly losing my balance. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

With her curly hair gathered into a messy bun, and her sweatpants tucked into her boots, she looked like she’d rolled out of bed and stumbled into a bad dream. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So she stumbled when her foot went all the way to solid ground. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Smoke makes me stumble into trees; branches scratch my face and hands. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They followed the River Phlegethon, stumbling over the glassy black terrain, jumping crevices, and hiding behind rocks whenever the vampire girls slowed in front of them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A giggling woman raced past him, naked beneath a dark cloak, her drunken pursuer stumbling over tree roots. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Determined to go on until nightfall, I walk until I'm stumbling over my own feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ash stumbled as she was pushed toward the corner of the house where the entrance to the cellar was sunk into the ground. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t stumble nor was she pushed: she just sat down. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea. I stumbled in on Freddie giving her a hard time and then she pushed him down the hill.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

With Stew Cat constantly around—I stumbled over him several times—I worked until I felt it was nearing darkness. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the first sliver of a crescent moon came peeking through the clouds, they finally stumbled into the village by the lake. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then she slowly stood and stumbled forward, her steps so stilted it was almost as if she couldn’t remember how to walk. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

People stumbled into this revelation all the time. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

With these words he started off again, almost at a trot, down what appeared to be a long lane between high reeds, and they stumbled after him as quickly as they could. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If we so much as stumbled, they reduced our bread rations. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And then he took off in a sprint, and Twig chased him, stumbling and picking up handfuls of snow as she went. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tock staggered along bravely with Rhyme and Reason, Milo’s lungs now felt ready to burst as he stumbled down the trail, and the Humbug was slowly falling behind. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the landing I stumble over my pack, which lies there already made up because I have to leave early in the morning. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then fatigue and its brother sleep came for us, and we stumbled off to warm beds while in the kitchen the questioning of the sons who had returned continued into the early morning. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spun on his heel and almost barreled into Tad, who stumbled back, tripped over an iron bar, and slammed into an open locker with a crash. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Herbie cringed before the fury of her eyes and stumbled away in a clattering trot. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He raised his leaden body and stumbled out of the room. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She stumbled toward her daddy, arms outstretched, but Grandpa glared at her and she stepped back. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It was better than anything he or Blink could have imagined, and for a brief, bizarre moment, Joseph thought he might have actually fallen back in time, or stumbled upon a portal to the past. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

With another wild kick, she rolled herself over and stumbled to her feet, staggering in the direction of the forest A tickle grew in Tally’s throat as the pepper dust dispersed on the wind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As he stumbled backwards, she spun the spear around and drove its point through his belly with a grunt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He stumbles across the car and sits next to me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Perplexed, Harry and Neville took the scroll addressed to each of them and the girl stumbled back out of the compartment. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’d stumbled and fallen to my knees when I turned to run from Spot’s charge, and she was too close behind for me to be looking back and watching what Old Yeller was doing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my breath as the living man untangled himself from the dead one and stumbled to his feet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the guards on the stage—the ones closest to the smoke bombs—just stumbled about, barely even managing to hold on to the Gustano kids. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He thought Seabiscuit had simply stumbled over a rough part of the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lies,” she said, but she stumbled and struggled to right herself. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And he kept on talking until dawn, so tired that the big feet would often almost stumble in their pacing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two rats stumbled off through the woods in different directions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I stumbled back and fell on some other drunk dude, who then started popping off at the mouth too. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

So I ran on, my breath roaring in my mouth and my legs getting so weak and trembly that a few times I almost stumbled. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius stumbled past Jones, who had never expected the sabotage to assume such dramatic proportions. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up a little too fast and stumble as I try to collect my tray. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Blindly he stumbled and swayed through the thicket, but the barefoot boy kept him from falling. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a last affectionate glance at the beanfield, the santo carver pushed on, walking, sometimes stumbling, erratically along the dusty road, leaving rattled grasshoppers and nervous little butterflies in his wake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tregar stumbled to his knees, his lion crest sheared in half, blood running down his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Confused, sleepy children stumble along after their parents, most either too stunned or too baffled to cry. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When black youth find it difficult or impossible to live up to these standards—or when they fail, stumble, and make mistakes, as all humans do—shame and blame is heaped upon them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They were skirting the well in the middle of the square, trying to give the cow monsters some distance, when Hazel stumbled on a loose piece of cobblestone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I waited till she came stumbling across the sandy bed of the wash, then fired, dropping her in the middle of it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I stumbled into the bathroom module and emptied my bladder, Max continued to address me from a small monitor mounted above the mirror. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Frank and Hazel stumbled through, pulling on the guide rope they’d attached to the mast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They were always getting scratched by cats, or cutting themselves shaving, or stumbling over footstools in the dark—reasonable explanations, certainly, but for sedentary people they had an odd excess of bruises and small wounds. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

An old woman stumbled into the open space in front of her hut. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My feet stumble on the stairs, and I fall down three at a time. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Helmuth walks without stumbling, down the long corridor, outside into the courtyard. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra stumbled toward it, trying to ignore the sickening thuds that were coming from the other side. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Would Frankie laugh when he saw them stumbling around in the heat and think of her? Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Within just a few meters I stumbled under the weight of him, but I didn’t let go. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They stumbled through the smoke and debris of the hallway to Mr. Lott’s classroom. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The King-Beyond-the- Wall had no choice but to stumble after him, the rope choking off his words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I felt as though I had stumbled off a narrow path right into a marsh. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was stumbling along at the back of the group, half in a daze. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As I tried to get my eyes open, a girl pushed Bunny toward the door and he went half stumbling, half running away. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then my eyes went to the bed, and what was in it, and I stumbled back against the doorjamb. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I stumble, and he grabs my arm to keep me from falling. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

One of the other men stumbled and collapsed, and the guards fell on him with sticks and clubs. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Scoob stumbles backward and falls as Dad advances on him, pillow held at the edges with both hands. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I stared down the quiet street, feeling her stumbling beside me, humming a little tune; something fresh, naïve and carefree. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was in this manner that I first stumbled upon the relations between whites and blacks, and what I learned frightened me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with the bitter comfort of that last sight Sam turned and hid the light and stumbled on into the growing dark. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Prosper stumbled after him, his heart beating like mad. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead, she heard a heavy crunch, like two feet stumbling. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

So I stumble into the bathroom and put in my contact lenses. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

So people played along, hoping they didn’t stumble into Jimmy’s bad graces. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I stumble forward, pressing the plaque to my chest. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing here?” he growled, looming in the space of the open window so that Thyon, surprised, stumbled back. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In a minute, he was back, stumbling into her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Until the morning you’re putting the finishing touches on an outreach for kids from a bunch of Atlanta-area shelters, and Coop stumbles into your room, completely out of breath. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mothers stumbled along with blank, dead faces, pulling sobbing children by the hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z