mutter
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Then I watch them roll their eyes, mutter “You already told me this, Dad” and put their headphones back on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
They grads are also primed to boo any speakers who so much as mutter the words “artificial intelligence.”
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
The locals in their working-class part of the city of Sahiwal mutter that Zeba is living under a curse after her previous suitors died in mysterious circumstances.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
When Musk makes the same prediction, analysts roll their eyes and mutter about missed timelines.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026
I mutter a “Yeah” as I sit up.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
He mutters and trails off when he speaks publicly, making him hard to quote in full.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The man and woman walk by me as the man mutters, “You people are crazy” and other words people don’t usually say on the streets of Pella.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
“Why are you here?” a Ukrainian soldier barks at a captured Russian, who mutters back, “I don’t know why we’re here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
Ms. Carson, who is wearing a black lacy gown, mutters, “Oh God, whatever,” as she waves her arms in exasperation.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
The other policeman mutters, “Let’s walk up the street.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Then, turning to me, she muttered, “Not according to the internet this week. I’m joking!”
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
"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
When Vinicius muttered "I'm going to leave this team" as he was replaced in Sunday's El Clasico win, it wasn't a new thought.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Some faculty and staff reacted with horror, others voiced increasing fear about the ongoing assault on academic freedom, and some merely muttered in sad resignation to the new reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
‘Thanks,’ he muttered, ‘I hadn’t thought of that.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Beavis and Butt-head might leave chaos and destruction in their muttering, giggling wake, but they rarely suffer lasting harm themselves.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Some of Ullom’s richest themes need only a casual mention, like Fisher muttering that he has fewer photos of his family on his phone than stupid memes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
At one point these diminutive, muttering, bewhiskered mechanics accompany Grogu on a side quest, piling into a bitty space ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
On Tuesday, cameras caught Rushing muttering something after looking back at the Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee, who was in discomfort after an awkward slide at home plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
He searched through them, muttering to himself, until he found the one he wanted.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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