muttered
Example Sentences
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Then, turning to me, she muttered, “Not according to the internet this week. I’m joking!”
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Francisco de Quevedo drank in long-gone watering holes where Luis de Góngora muttered his verse.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 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
By 02:00, the last muttered conversations faded away.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
"Dawn is breaking. We must go to Jiller," he muttered.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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