stammering

Example Sentences

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After one of his sketches, the actual Sid Caesar might ever so briefly, in a stammering voice, appear before a commercial break to say: “We’ll be right back.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The humanity Stamp imbued in the tragic, stammering naval vessel crewman established Stamp as a talent to watch — with a Golden Globe Award for best male newcomer to prove it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

That can include difficulties with learning new words, understanding non-verbal cues or stammering during speech.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

Andy looks like a human adult but behaves like an awkward, stammering middle-schooler eager to ingratiate himself with his peers by telling toothless jokes straight out of a Scholastic pun manual.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

“You don’t want to do that, sir,” Polly said, stammering a little.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper