ramble
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We had planned to visit one of the city’s renowned art museums, but instead opted for a ramble through the Dorsoduro district.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Speaking to The Times of London, he said that radio pop in 2026 is one long ramble.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
But, more often, he presented it as "a chapter of accidents" and "a diverting and enjoyable ramble through life".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024
But ultimately, ABC’s decision to let Trump ramble at times felt judicious.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024
How fine it might have been, to end a days ramble in the French countryside, walking into the setting sun.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Among their findings: Weekend automobile rambles were replacing church attendance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
He rambles on: “We are even adding Battleships, which are 100 times more powerful than the ones that roamed the Seas during World War II.”
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2026
"I like the humour of his mind. I like the fact that he that he rambles on but, more than that, he's given me the opportunity to learn so much."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2023
The Hollywood sign, like the city at its feet, rambles horizontally, across 400 feet of hillside, its letters at slightly irregular levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
“El viejo loco rambles on. I am tired, Esperanza. You are right. But I’ll rest soon. It’s been a good life. Raise him well, nieta.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Asked about defending Taiwan, she rambled about making sure “we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
For once, nobody rambled, nobody went off script, and almost everyone remembered to thank their mum.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
As usual, Harbaugh rambled on and on about his on-field leader but failed to explain how Herbert made the plays he made on the final drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024
During the 10-minute phone interview, he ranted and rambled and seemed to be accidentally pressing various buttons on his phone, punctuating the broadcast with random beeping—that is, until he was ultimately cut off.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2024
But people rambled on, and sometimes they wept, which embarrassed him.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
The book also compared the UK to a "rambling stately home" in which the power was only on in some rooms.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Drake still has an impeccable ear for production and an incredible talent for hook-writing, much in the same way that Trump knows how to make rambling sentences sing via his unorthodox delivery.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
Docs Live operates in two stages: First comes your rambling, followed by a chat with the Gemini AI about your high-level goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
“I also haven’t eaten, so I’m probably in a more rambling mode.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
If Emma was rambling on like that, she didn’t understand either.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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