mouthing off
Example Sentences
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“I can share with Max as well some of the pet peeves that officials may have as far as player misconduct or coach misconduct or maybe mouthing off too much,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024
In the Catholic private schools as a young girl mouthing off to the nuns.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2024
When I’m mouthing off about some disaster in the world and how we might be able to help, he’s looking at his watch and saying, “Hurry up. I want to see my kids, Bono.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023
Underlings mouthing off to superiors; tearful meltdowns in the galley, right in the middle of dinner service.
From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2019
She’s mouthing off, saying if she gets suspended, I better, too.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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