Example Sentences

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I have in my head an image of my own mother, nearing 90, who moves unsteadily, even with her walker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025

A video aired on Arab TV showed Father Gabriel walking unsteadily and checking on a man on a stretcher at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, where those injured are being treated.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

On Wednesday morning one crewman carried an umbrella up the gangway that the migrants unsteadily walked down last week, some of them met by stretchers and health workers with foil blankets.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

The 2014 MVP grimaced and walked unsteadily to the sidelines, where he will probably remain until after the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in mid-February.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2022

“All I know is this,” the mother said as she pulled herself unsteadily to her feet.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill