"Tottering" Example Sentences
1. The old man shuffled along the sidewalk, tottering with each step.
2. The toddler stood up from the couch, tottering on unsteady legs.
3. The piles of books stood tottering and ready to fall.
4. The tower was built on unstable ground and was tottering as the earthquake hit.
5. The elderly athlete was tottering across the finish line.
6. My grandmother leaned heavily on her cane as she tottered into the kitchen.
7. The ancient fortifications were crumbling and tottering.
8. The building looked ready to fall, tottering on its unstable foundation.
9. The effects of too much wine had the old man tottering down the street.
10. The bridge seemed on the verge of collapse, its pillars tottering and cracking.
11. The giant stack of dinner plates tottered precariously as I tried to reach the top one.
12. The feeble old tree stood tottering against the wind.
13. The tower of blocks began tottering as the toddler placed the final block on top.
14. The frail chair tottered beneath his weight.
15. The improvised shelf was tottering under the weight of all the heavy books.
16. The jury tower tottered from old age.
17. The roof tottered perilously, threatening to collapse in heavy rain.
18. The castle turrets were tottering, their stones crumbling and loose.
19. The frail infant tottered across the floor on unsteady feet.
20. The skyscraper's foundation was cracked, causing the towering building to totter ominously.
21. The rotting pier tottered precariously on its unstable wooden pilings.
22. The storm caused the branches of the old elm tree to totter and creak.
23. The man's health had deteriorated to the point that he was tottering with each step.
24. The feeble old woman tottered across the street clutching her walker.
25. The frail fence posts tottered in the wind.
26. The ancient columns tottered ominously, threatening to collapse at any moment.
27. The once-sturdy pier was tottering and collapsing into the sea.
28. The drunken man was tottering down the street, barely able to stand upright.
29. The decrepit cottage tottered on its foundation of rotting wood.
30. The neglected shed was tottering at an angle, held up only by weeds and vines.
31. The unstable ladder tottered beneath his weight.
32. The rocking chair tottered precariously on its thin, spindly legs.
33. The dilapidated shack tottered in the wind, its boards sagging and splintered.
34. The frail empire began to totter in the face of internal dissent.
35. The shaky stairway tottered beneath every footstep.
36. The poorly constructed shelf was tottering under the weight of too many books.
37. The gangplank tottered uncertainly as he walked down it.
38. The wobbly stepladder tottered precariously as I climbed up it.
39. The flimsy bench creaked and tottered under his weight.
40. The feeble regime of the aging president began to totter.
41. The sickly sapling tottered in the breeze.
42. The rickety old table tottered on its uneven legs.
43. The ancient apartment building stood tottering and crumbling.
44. The scaffolding outside was tottering dangerously in the wind.
45. The decrepit door tottered on its rusty hinges as he pushed it open.
46. The gantry tottered alarmingly as the workers moved along it.
47. The bridge's expansion joints were wracked and its piers tottering.
48. The frail walls tottered at the slightest touch.
49. The dilapidated columns were slowly tottering over.
50. His health had deteriorated to the point that he tottered as he walked.
51. The ancient walls of the keep tottered threateningly.
52. The loose tooth tottered as he spoke.
53. The ruins of the old tower tottered in the dusty courtyard.
54. The frail foundation was causing the large brick building to totter.
55. The old dam was tottering and looked ready to burst.
56. The unstable roof tottered in the wind.
57. The fragile political structure was tottering under the pressure of dissent.
58. The rotten tree branch tottered in the breeze.
59. The half-built structure was tottering as it lacked a proper foundation.
60. The ancient temples were in a state of decay and were tottering precariously.
Common Phases
1. Totter along/about - shuffle or move slowly and unsteadily while walking.
E.g., The old man tottered along the path.
2. Totter on one's feet- walk unsteadily while standing.
E.g., He could hardly totter on his feet after drinking so much.
3. Totter precariously - move or stand in an unsteady or unsafe way.
E.g., The chair tottered precariously on its wobbly legs.
4. On
tottering legs - in reference to legs that are unsteady and shaking.
E.g., She stood on
tottering legs, struggling to maintain her balance.
5. Totter into - enter a place while walking unsteadily.
E.g., The elderly woman tottered into the room.
6.
Tottering structure - a structure that is unstable and in danger of collapsing.
E.g., The bridge was a
tottering structure, held up by rusty cables.
7.
Tottering regime - an administration or government that is unstable and in danger of falling.
E.g., The dictatorial regime began to totter under the pressure of the protests.
8.
Tottering empire - an empire that is in decline and instability.
E.g., The once mighty Roman Empire began to totter in its later years.
9. Totter across -move unsteadily from one side to another.
E.g., The toddler tottered across the room.
10. On the verge of
tottering - close to becoming unsteady or falling.
E.g., The skyscraper seemed on the verge of
tottering in the strong winds.