mouthing off
Example Sentences
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In the Catholic private schools as a young girl mouthing off to the nuns.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2024
Seaside Heights’ mayor said he heard kids as young as 13 mouthing off to police officers, with impunity.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
This wasn’t a case of your rancho libertarian cousins from Corona drunkenly mouthing off during a backyard carne asada, or small-town politicians in southeast L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
Underlings mouthing off to superiors; tearful meltdowns in the galley, right in the middle of dinner service.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2019
“Well, you were mouthing off, Jade. I mean, I could never talk to a teacher like that.”
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
