stammered

Example Sentences

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“Tim, I'm focused on the future,” Vance stammered before an ineffective attempt to deflect.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2024

Often speaking in Tajik through a translator, he answered questions about his biography quietly and stammered, according to Mediazona.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024

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

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

Members of the audience stammered in response and some shook their heads in video from the board meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023

“Well, I—must take my leave,” he stammered, edging away.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw