unintelligible
Example Sentences
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I scrawl something unintelligible in the book and then set my plate awkwardly on the end table next to the sofa, ready to leave less than five minutes after I arrived.
From Literature
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The fan shouts “Aaron Burr! Aaron Burr!” but his mouth is so stuck full of peanut butter that he’s unintelligible.
From Los Angeles Times
Like Bad Bunny, I have also heard people say that my Puerto Rican Spanish is unintelligible.
From BBC
As last year’s wildfires multiplied, still 0% contained, field reporters — tasked with articulating the unintelligible on camera — grieved alongside Los Angeles in real time.
From Los Angeles Times
His eyes roved wildly beneath closed lids, and he did not stir, except to mutter something unintelligible.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.