stutter

Example Sentences

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As major U.S. stock indexes buckle and stutter, many advisors are turning their attention to moves that can help shave back tax bills for 2026 or in future years.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

There’s no way I’d be where I am now without that childhood stutter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

“She heard me stutter, and she told me, ‘You should take more time to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

"I was so overjoyed I lost the stutter I'd had since he was taken," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

Now, though, the arrow twitched; it appeared to stutter, juddering back and forth—and then began to spin, slowly and then faster, until it was vibrating in her hand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell