How to Use stagger in a Sentence

stagger

verb

• A hard slap on the back staggered him.
• She staggered over to the sofa.
• It staggers me to see how much money they've spent on this project.
• They staggered the runners' starting positions.
• Silas spoke many weeks ago about the need to stagger his young guards.
  — Rahat Huq, Chron, 18 Feb. 2022
• The routes will have staggered start dates between May 2 and May 25.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024
• Panicked men and women staggering down the road just in front of her fell to the ground in pools of blood.
  — Isabel Debre, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
• Also, the new wall will be staggered, with breaks in places to allow access to the beach.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• Start in a side plank on the right side, with shoulders and hips stacked, and feet staggered with your right foot in front of your left.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• Vogel will have to find a way to stagger James’ minutes.
  — Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2021
• Members serve staggered four-year terms and meet about twice a month during the school year.
  — Niki Griswold, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
• At Orion, the sets are staggered so the music’s nonstop.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 7 Aug. 2023
• Maybe the answer is staggering a couple starters with the bench unit.
  — Pat Graham, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
• Straighten your legs and either stack or stagger your feet heel to toe.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 16 May 2021
• The tires are staggered, with 20-inch wheels on the front and 21-inch wheels at the rear, which helps improve aerodynamics.
  — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2023
• Step 2: After the glue dries, collect all the ribbon ends and stagger them so that the cones fall at varying lengths.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 19 Dec. 2022
• Cronin said the offense staggered because of a lack of ball movement and tempo.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• According to the beer garden’s website, the hunt is staggered based on age.
  — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
• In the wake of the Michigan State game, Michigan worked to have teams stagger their trips through the tunnel to avoid overlapping.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
• Their terms are four years long and staggered, so half are up for election every two years.
  — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
• The days of absence are staggered so its office hours remain the same as before the trial.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 19 Dec. 2023
• Did not stagger break and lunch times, like other plants did, to allow workers to space out.
  — Sky Chadde and Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021
• Jones sets up with his feet staggered, knees bent, right hand on alight kettlebell.
  — Matt Gagne, Men's Health, 15 Aug. 2023
• His dad would stagger scheduling to get kids to sports practice.
  — Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2023
• Hunt times are staggered according to age groups.
  — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
• He looks staggered at first, then disgusted, and, finally, proud.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
• Stack your left foot on top of your right, or stagger your feet so both are on the ground.
  — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
• The two would stagger back into the house, sweaty, looking a mess and talking a mess, too.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
• Lue has tried to stagger their minutes to not overplay them.
  — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
• David staggered off and collapsed on the sidewalk, videos played this week showed.
  — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026