Example Sentences

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Cuba's already frail grid, largely dependent on antiquated, Soviet-era oil-fired generation plants, had been faltering for months ahead of the storm.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2022

Growth had been faltering even before 2020 and the pandemic has made matters worse.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2021

While COVID-19 caused a historic drop in American life expectancy, the country's collective mortality rate had been faltering for quite some time.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2021

The relatively quick triumph of British forces revived Thatcher’s political fortunes, which had been faltering along with the British economy.

From Time • Apr. 8, 2013

He did not want to have a secret, humiliating memory by and by that he had been faltering and distracted when his life depended on his wits and endurance.

From Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods by Hornibrook, Isabel