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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
limp .
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Examples
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The label limped on for a few years but was out of business by 1952.
Nashville Scene Steve Haruch 2010
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The label limped on for a few years but was out of business by 1952.
Nashville Scene Steve Haruch 2010
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Like all lovers 'tiffs it was about something minute, but I limped from the rehearsal studio like a jilted schoolgirl.
Pamela Stephenson Connolly: my Strictly debut Pamela Stephenson Connolly 2010
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The cub's shoulder was stiff and sore, and for some time he limped from the terrible slash he had received.
The Law of Meat 1906
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The cub’s shoulder was stiff and sore, and for some time he limped from the terrible slash he had received.
The Law of Meat 2010
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He quit in 1970, but Chess and its subsidiary labels limped on until mid-decade when their master tapes were sold off.
The Hollywood Blues: "Cadillac Records" Frank DiGiacomo 2008
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"It's a mystery, dear," the little word limped out awkwardly, "but God's ways are not ours."
Dust 1921
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"It's a mystery, dear," the little word limped out awkwardly, "but God's ways are not ours."
Dust Marcet Haldeman-Julius 1914
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"The first 30 minutes were conference-championship worthy," Tomlin said, "but we kind of limped home."
SFGate: Top News Stories John McClain 2011
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"We kind of limped home but we aren't going to complain about style points...they made the necessary plays to get the job done."
Reuters: Top News 2011
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