staggering
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- staggeringly adverb
- unstaggering adjective
Etymology
Origin of staggering
Example Sentences
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It is a staggering fall for a man whose political life was spent at the heart of the Labour party.
From BBC
Djokovic also boasts a stack of other achievements including Paris Olympic gold, 101 ATP titles and most weeks at world number one with a staggering 428.
From Barron's
Gelifen came staggering up the steps from the cabin, peeping in terror.
From Literature
A staggering level of up to $135 billion is projected for this year—a total that would be bigger than the gross domestic product of many small nations.
But that recovery doesn’t come close to making up for the staggering losses of previous decades.
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