Example Sentences

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The retailers’ different positions on masks, which follow those of the government, are indicative of how the industry has been fumbling through the fast-moving pandemic, potentially endangering workers.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2020

If it feels like Ohio has been fumbling around trying to come up with lasting graduation requirements for an awfully long time, it’s because that is in fact the case.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2019

Plus, Venezuela has been fumbling the basics of setting up the technology, neglecting the careful planning and testing required for such an endeavor.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2018

So did Mr. Tillerson, who has been fumbling for his own channel to the North.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2018

For a long time the idea has been fumbling in the back of my mind, but it lacked the current which would switch it into my consciousness.

From The White Morning by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn