staggering
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- staggeringly adverb
- unstaggering adjective
Etymology
Origin of staggering
Example Sentences
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In doing so, he became victim to one of the most staggering dismissals of an England batter in Test cricket, one that perfectly encapsulates the slapdash nature of their Ashes series defeat.
From BBC
While some sectors that are heavily dependent on the U.S.—the country’s largest export market—are suffering, Biswajit Dhar, an independent trade economist, doesn’t see the broader economy staggering.
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From MarketWatch
The World Bank estimates that over half a billion Indians, or nearly 40% of the country's population, now live in urban areas - a staggering rise from 1960 when merely 70 million Indians lived in cities.
From BBC
The data from wells told the story: In one, water levels dropped a staggering 242 feet since the early 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times
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