muttered

Example Sentences

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"Hoodlums," muttered 80-year-old village chief Joseph Batangouna as he walked past a group of young people sitting by the side of road in Mayitoukou, Congo-Brazzaville.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

“After overhearing a passionate ideological dispute around her own kitchen table between the future Nobel laureate for literature and his radical friends from the University of Chicago, she muttered: ‘Smart, smart, smart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

I muttered my song again: “Flying in circles for 90 minutes somewhere near Rochester.”

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2025

As their names were called, some racers gave a polite wave to the crowd, while others muttered into the headsets they use to talk to their pit crews.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

She hissed, and at once he muttered, “Sorry!”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny