How to Use clamber in a Sentence

clamber

verb
  • The children clambered over the rocks.
  • We clambered up the steep hill.
  • The frame wasn’t large, though wide enough to clamber through.
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Don't let vines clamber over and around light strings, either.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
  • Some clambered over the frosted mounds or walked their bikes through the piles of ice.
    — Iliana Magra, New York Times, 1 July 2019
  • Shirlee clambered up onto the porch and dropped down beside her.
    — Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • But after the show’s debut, fans clambered for more.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Nicholas wears a fur suit, clambers down chimneys and gives presents to good children.
    — Daniel Burke, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Yet, a decade has now passed since that title launched—and fans are clambering for more.
    — Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • The robbers then clamber aboard, armed with bolt-cutters for which the freight-car locks are no match.
    — The Editors, National Review, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The officer pulls the door open and the bear comes clambering out.
    — Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
  • Within about 5 seconds, the bear clambers out through the shards of glass and runs away.
    — Tiffini Theisen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 June 2018
  • The boy kissed his father and hugged him and clambered onto his shoulders.
    — JerÉ Longman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2017
  • The other bull lies still before clambering back to its feet.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The teenage girl clambered out of the pool, ready to accept victory.
    — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2019
  • At going-home-time three small children clamber around in the branches of a tree.
    — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Over the next several stops, about a half-dozen men and women clambered aboard.
    — Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Residents clambered over the frosted mounds or walked their bikes through the piles of ice.
    — Iliana Magra, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2019
  • Two very young chicks survived but were way too young to be clambering around outside of a nest.
    — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 26 May 2017
  • The rest of the team clambered over to the fossil, running their hands along the jagged surface.
    — Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The rambunctious boy loved to play outside and clamber onto her lap to kiss her.
    — NBC News, 22 June 2018
  • Children clambered up the spiral staircase to see if there was a princess in the tower.
    — New York Times, 12 July 2019
  • When the downpour began, the dogs tried to clamber onto the roofs of their kennels.
    — Jorge C. Carrasco, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • When the big top is raised, the workers clamber and flip with acrobatic flair.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
  • Inside the West Wing, staffers again clambered for a response.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN, 17 May 2017
  • Each time, Janet and I had to clamber over a wall, into our yard, for safety.
    — Jo Stougaard, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2021
  • Not robots clambering over rigs.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Her young daughter clambered up and down the steps in flip-flops, and the mailman brought a handful of envelopes.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Rather than take a long walk around, some locals clamber over the tracks and dash across four lanes of 65-mph traffic.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Konzelman, 24, and his friend clambered into train cars to look for victims.
    — Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2017

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