splutter

Example Sentences

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If a draw against a host nation is not to be for Steve Clarke's team then it will be Saturday before every cough and splutter of World Cup 2026 is unveiled.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Years of record-low rates have fuelled the tech stock rally but with those rates now rising again the appeal of stratospherically-valued tech stocks gets dimmer for investors, especially if their growth trajectories splutter.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2022

In 2004, when Mount St. Helens began to cough and splutter in a concerning manner, Dr. Moran became wrapped up in a surfeit of tasks.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

Certainly, it’s true that for those who once motored on, constantly producing cosily banal content every day for content’s sake, the machine has started to splutter.

From The Guardian • May 2, 2020

It burned Harry’s mouth and throat as it went down, making him cough and splutter.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling