stumble

[ˈstʌmbl]

Definition:
1. An unsteady uneven gait.
2. An unintentional but embarrassing blunder.
3. Walk unsteadily.
4. Miss a step and fall or nearly fall.
5. Encounter by chance.
6. Make an error.

Use 'stumble' in a sentence:

1. Q: How did you stumble upon Kanban?
2. You don't just stumble onto a place like this.
3. My habit is to stumble into the bathroom and go pee.
4. I stumbled over a rock.
5. I came up this backwater to try and get a moment's peace, and then stumble upon you fellows!
6. The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness.
7. JUST when the finishing line was in sight, a stumble.
8. I make it into the darkness with only one stumble.
9. In some respects, this stumble reflects gaming's new popularity.
10. "Courage, Brother, do not stumble" was particularly popular.
11. We were stumbling around in the dark looking for a candle.
12. Stumble or slump?
13. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
14. I hope you don't stumble over any event during the holiday.
15. He stumbled and almost fell.
16. He had stumbled down and torn the skin from his knees.
17. In a moment he stumble into a trap, set by bear-catcher.
18. His stumbling attempts at colloquial Russian amused her.
19. At Stanford University, researchers stumble on a possible answer.
20. I didn’t stumble on books I liked until my second pregnancy.
21. In her nervousness she stumbled over her words.
22. Stumble or fall?
23. So how did Google stumble so badly?
24. You may well stumble onto some very useful information indeed.
25. I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw.
26. We all need to forgive others, because we all stumble and fall and require help from others after failure.
27. She whirled suddenly, one arm reaching for something near her side but failed, and it made her stumble.
28. He stumbled over Luke's prostrate body.
29. He stumbled, clawed wildly at the air and fell backwards into the water.
30. At some point the consumer is bound to stumble.
31. So how did he stumble upon the idea?
32. Be grateful to those who have made you stumble, for they have strengthened your ability.
33. I stumbled along in the dark, trusting to luck to find the right door.
34. Where we stumble is usually in the execution.
35. Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.
36. It may stumble for cultural reasons, as it did in Germany.
37. As he drew abreast of the man he pretended to stumble.
38. For years, HP has been plagued by stumble after stumble.
39. Every now and then, I stumble across an old list of goals.
40. He stumbled through smoke and fumes given off from her burning sofa to pull her to safety.
41. If your timing is right, you may be fortunate enough to stumble across a village fiesta.
42. They stumble across a ghost town inhabited by a rascally gold prospector.
43. I stumbled through the piano piece with difficulty.
44. The sudden weakness in her legs made her stumble.
45. She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees.
46. Her numb leg gave way beneath her and she stumbled clumsily.
47. Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring.
48. Adam stumbles on, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake.
49. I stumbled across an extremely simple but very exact method for understanding where my money went.
50. The child stumbled and fell.
51. I stumbled into acting when I left college.
52. I stumbled and sprained my ankle.
53. History relates that they stumbled on a magnificent waterfall.