Example Sentences

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But other parts of its core business have been sputtering.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2018

The Giants have been sputtering without leadoff hitter Angel Pagan.

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2014

West Virginia: The Mountaineers have been sputtering since beating Georgetown on Jan. 7. 

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2012

Instead, it seems designed simply to boost Cuba’s economic productivity in small-scale enterprises and thus loosen up a state-run economy and work force that have been sputtering for more than a decade.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2010

For a fortnight, French newspapers and art journals have been sputtering with rage.

From Time Magazine Archive