murmured

Example Sentences

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Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"It's all in God's hands," she murmured, lifting her eyes upward.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"It's the only thing that makes me forget what's going on," he murmured.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

“No, Barry, no,” I murmured, giggling, when Barry Keoghan’s Oliver stood over that grave, contemplating the unspeakable.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Ivan stopped beside Anya, and he murmured, “Mama?”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack