murmured

Example Sentences

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Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Les Clarkstone, 89, said: "It was very comfortable and never murmured, so it was quite nice. I enjoyed it."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

"It's the only thing that makes me forget what's going on," he murmured.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

He clearly relishes soft playing, with sensitive effects of distant bells and moonlit drizzles in Messiaen’s “La Colombe” and “Le Nombre Léger,” and a murmured sotto voce in Chopin’s Op.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

“Gospozha,” Anya murmured as she approached, eyes wide and staring at the house, “did something happen? Were you robbed?”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack