mumbled
Example Sentences
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It took only a few words mumbled with a mouthful of burger for Tom Curtis to strike a blow against his biggest competitor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell mumbled something about “ample reserves” and pointed back to 2019, when the repo market seized up overnight and forced the Fed to rush in with emergency cash.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
The people in shot mumbled and were drowned out by a blaring TV.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
She said the two seemed dazed and mumbled a response, but they didn’t spring into action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025
Drumming the fingers of his left hand on the counter, he mumbled to himself, “A half bushel.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
