murmur
Example Sentences
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Dozens of world leaders were discussing how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a videoconference on Friday when a murmur went up among the presidents and prime ministers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It leans more mushroom than tomato, so the whole thing carries a low, woodsy murmur.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
My son and my husband each murmur happy greetings in response, assuming I was talking to them—and Thomas, ever the diplomat, says nothing to correct the record.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
If it weren’t for Yelena’s meddling, she’d let the dream of a life with Ástrov pass her by without a murmur.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
He crept into the house and could tell from the murmur of the television and the fact that she said nothing when the door opened that his mother was comfortably asleep on the couch.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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