mouthing

Example Sentences

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I am reminded of these words of Herman Melville: “A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The cameras then panned to reality TV star Jenner, who made her name on the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and she was seen mouthing "I love you" back.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

But that did little to dampen her spirits as she danced atop her pink pony-themed Pride float, swaying and mouthing the lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Mamdani jumped right in, clapping wildly, mouthing the words, and then grabbed the mic: “Remember to vote June 24th!”

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2025

Perhaps Moon Orchid had already left this mad old body, and it was a ghost bad- mouthing her children.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston