Example Sentences

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Sales of electric cars, which manufacturers have invested huge sums in developing, have been faltering badly in Europe.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

Smartphone sales have been faltering as many people upgraded in the pandemic.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

But their advances in neighboring Donetsk have been faltering.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

That also makes Honey an occasion to appreciate Robyn’s unusual career longevity for a woman in pop, at a time when many of the superstar divas of the past decade-plus have been faltering.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2018

What had appeared sufficiently explicit at the time it was uttered, I now remembered to have been faltering and ambiguous.

From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Brown, Charles Brockden