ramble
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His fusion of speaking and singing allows him to ramble as he embraces absurdity, non sequiturs and free association with a stand-up comic’s sense of timing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
But, no objective observer could describe such a life as a "ramble".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024
But ultimately, ABC’s decision to let Trump ramble at times felt judicious.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024
“That tendency to ramble, to elaborate on stream of consciousness and to brag shamelessly — all of those things have become much stronger, and much less coherent than in 2016 and 2020,” Rowland said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2024
I figured out after our last two chats how you keep asking me questions so that I'll ramble on, and then you don't have to write so much.
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
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Among their findings: Weekend automobile rambles were replacing church attendance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
He rambles on: “We are even adding Battleships, which are 100 times more powerful than the ones that roamed the Seas during World War II.”
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2026
And the Rams had to deal with two of those soul-crushing rambles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
The bacteria are shed in the lizard’s feces and can end up on the animal’s skin and just about anywhere the bearded dragon rambles.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
It used to go with Bunny and me on long, grueling rambles through the countryside every Sunday, over fences and streams, through bogs and pastures.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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After Trump rambled through a short speech, it was Rubio’s time to offer remarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
During the 10-minute phone interview, he ranted and rambled and seemed to be accidentally pressing various buttons on his phone, punctuating the broadcast with random beeping—that is, until he was ultimately cut off.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2024
Pragyaan rambled around the lunar surface for 10 days, while Prof Vadawale and his colleagues worked around the clock instructing it to collect data at 70 degree south latitude.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024
At one point, Trump rambled about how ears bleed more than other parts of the body.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
In a corner booth, an old woman claiming to be Eduoar, the Lonely King, rambled on and on about the succulent, mouthwatering meals they served at the castle in Corabel.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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The book also compared the UK to a "rambling stately home" in which the power was only on in some rooms.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Every time we talked about the prospect of peace, the stock market shot up like a rocket ship,” he said during a long and at times rambling address.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Drake still has an impeccable ear for production and an incredible talent for hook-writing, much in the same way that Trump knows how to make rambling sentences sing via his unorthodox delivery.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
Thankfully, Babitz did exactly that — no rambling thoughts, petty accusations or amusing missives left unsaid.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
I have only said one word on this call—a call I made—and I’m already ready to settle into another few hours of Arthur rambling.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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