mouthing off
Example Sentences
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Seaside Heights’ mayor said he heard kids as young as 13 mouthing off to police officers, with impunity.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
It starts by not tuning out the moment that person across the table starts mouthing off.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
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
As the fighters stood nose-to-nose for a photo opportunity, Fury’s father and a member of Whyte’s entourage began mouthing off to one another.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022
Because Freak and I are still a couple of blocks from the pond, just kind of easing our way along, when these punks start mouthing off.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
