stagger
verb (used without object)
to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
has staggered
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present perfectof stagger (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Already, because so many students rely on the tram, the city has staggered school and university hours to pick up the slack of the partial shutdown.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
A long-standing procedure has staggered the 10-year terms of directors to overlap with multiple administrations.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2024
It derides the repository as “an unfunded zombie-like federal project that has staggered around the halls of Congress begging for appropriations support for more than a decade with no success.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
Despite the grim projections, public health experts see some intriguing developments in how the coronavirus that has staggered Europe and the United States is playing out in Africa.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2020
She was in a state of excitement, and this blow has staggered her.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 by Various
