Correct
Correct verb - To remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from.
Stumble
Stumble verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Unfortunately, the "close" version into which they stumble is the one where a peace conference turns into a massacre, and they can't go back again to correct it.
Source: Get Back to the Future -
Given that she makes them promise her a favor and sign it in blood, and was previously seen trapped in Hell, they may be more correct than they think... Delusions of Eloquence: Some of the children stumble into this now and then.
Source: Webcomic / Bad Machinery
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