murmur

Example Sentences

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Yet they swallowed it with hardly a murmur.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

It’s richer, more confident, the kind of topping that makes you stop mid-bite and murmur, half to yourself, why is this so good?

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

My son and my husband each murmur happy greetings in response, assuming I was talking to them—and Thomas, ever the diplomat, says nothing to correct the record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Nearly every time Aday Mara touched the ball over the season’s final months, a murmur of anticipation filled Pauley Pavilion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

“Maybe he came home when his wife was doing one of those face masks,” I’d murmur back.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish