mumbled

Example Sentences

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Why learn anything when the answer will always be one mumbled request away?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 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

It's a rare flash of humour from the frontman, whose onstage utterings are mostly limited to mumbled "thank yous".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 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

“Nerves,” she mumbled with her mouth full of gooey chocolate.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein