muttering

Example Sentences

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When coders everywhere start muttering to their AI minions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

If this conflict is sustained, economists are muttering about growth being perhaps just half of the 1.1% the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted for this year - or even less.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Outside the Capitol, I kept walking and muttering to myself.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

"It was badly received. There was a lot of muttering below the decks," Commander David Allsop said at the time.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The people in the line turn to each other, muttering behind their hands.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen