How to Use stutter step in a Sentence

stutter step

noun
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  • The extra half was a stutter step that landed me perfectly on the mark.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 27 June 2021
  • Two more dribbles, a stutter step, a few more dribbles and then a 3-pointer.
    — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 6 May 2018
  • Ogunbowale​ hesitated, taking a stutter step dribble to the right of the screen.
    — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • The second controversial call came in the final minutes of the game, when Miller appeared to stutter step out of the box while throwing the ball to a teammate.
    — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Vrioni took a quick stutter step, then left-footed a low shot as United keeper Raul Gudino dived to his right.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The defender broke away up the field, stutter stepping once before breaking into a head-down sprint to goal, pulling up to take a shot that barely flew left of frame.
    — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Sooners coach Lincoln Riley dialed up a zone read call for Williams, who after a bit of a stutter step, charged into the end zone for a touchdown to tie the game at 14.
    — Ryan Aber, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Aiyuk’s stutter step caught Deommodore Lenoir flat on the longest play allowed by Oregon this season.
    — oregonlive, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Critics of the move pointed to Morris’ stutter step before stepping on Doncic and his lack of reaction to the misstep as proof of his intention.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Sergey Ignashevich’s stutter step sends de Gea the wrong direction.
    — Andrew Das, New York Times, 3 July 2018
  • However, Lamb seamlessly adjusted on the fly, using a quick stutter step to get Jacquet even more committed outside, which enabled Lamb to create easy separation on the rail route up the sideline.
    — John Owning, Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Despite the glittering debut in 2004, Time Warner Center actually opened in stutter steps.
    — Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 10 Jan. 2018
  • At the same time, the online MAGA world’s stutter step in this moment illustrates just how flexible reality can appear online, particularly in the thick of a breaking news event.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2021
  • Harris stutter steps for timing before hurdling Roderick cleanly.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland.com, 16 Sep. 2019

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