mumbled
Example Sentences
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Why learn anything when the answer will always be one mumbled request away?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell mumbled something about “ample reserves” and pointed back to 2019, when the repo market seized up overnight and forced the Fed to rush in with emergency cash.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
He awkwardly mumbled about sponsoring the World Cup.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025
She said the two seemed dazed and mumbled a response, but they didn’t spring into action.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025
“No, no, that’s okay,” Chip mumbled, scrambling up behind Jonah.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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