Example Sentences

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What it picked up was a rotund raccoon waddling by.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

When some think of the late Queen Elizabeth, her waddling corgis come to mind.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024

Mr. Hart said after a heartfelt tribute from his friend the comedian Dave Chappelle, before waddling offstage at the John Kennedy F. Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2024

“I looked like an idiot waddling around the hallway, but the bottom line was the doctor said you have to exercise your lungs because if you get pneumonia you can die,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Ignatius tossed money at the cashier and literally lunged into the Orpheum, waddling down the aisle toward the footlights.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole