Example Sentences

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A stone fountain burbled softly in his Japanese-inspired peace garden.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

After Justice Arthur Engoron handed down that hefty penalty in the fraud case, Eric Trump burbled some nonsense about how his dad had created the skyline of the city.

From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024

Alabama and Texas A&M illustrated one of the byproducts that have burbled up out of college football’s ever-shifting ecosystem.

From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2022

A multi-tiered fountain burbled away in the front garden.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2019

All the nervousness she'd been feeling about skipping to fourth grade suddenly burbled up inside her.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies