stammer

Example Sentences

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Now, Gellar has made a more ceremonious return, albeit with a frustrating stop-and-start stammer.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"I feel like having a stammer makes you a good listener and it kind of helps me to be able to just watch a little bit more," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

After an intentionally pregnant pause, Robyn’s vocal is chopped and edited into a confused stammer before she resumes the song’s mantra: “I-I-I, I like to go out, wear something nice and push!”

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Jessie, who raises awareness of speech impediments, routinely gets millions of views on her TikTok videos about her stammer.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

I started to stammer something, but he cut me off with a laugh.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia