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

“I don’t want to be in it,” he stammered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 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

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

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

“I have not got one...I have just come for it,” I stammered.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya