has sputtered
- present perfect of sputter (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Europe is an important region for Tesla, where its performance has sputtered in recent quarters.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
The number of open jobs in the U.S. economy fell by nearly one million last year, evidence of how demand for workers has sputtered in an uneven labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
But their fortunes are not just explained by their companies successes - their rivals have made less in a year in which China's economy has sputtered.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
With Thursday’s gains, it is down about 8% for the year as China’s economy has sputtered despite the country’s reopening after it loosened COVID-19 precautions.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
Our mutual affection has been a beakin ever since, though I can’t deny it has sputtered some once in awhile, and burned purty low, tryin’ times like house-cleanin’ an’ wash-days.”
From Winona of the Camp Fire by Widdemer, Margaret
