stammered

Example Sentences

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“I don’t think the American people are watching and thinking any of these people won,” Watters stammered out.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2024

Then, after he thanked his family, his co-workers, and HBO, the internet’s favorite bachelor daddy stammered, “I’m going to have a panic attack and I’m going to leave.”

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024

Shorett stammered, saying “I’m sorry, yes. I’m sorry. I’m sorry, that should not have happened, and I don’t know how it did.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

"He stammered and asked us not to misinterpret his intentions," she says.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

Yakov’s features contorted with such rage that my heart stammered in my chest.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros