Example Sentences

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She is muttering to herself as she disappears into the morning crowds.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

As Politico reporter Erica Orden noted, Carroll's attorney complained "that Trump is muttering loud enough that the plaintiff's table can hear him."

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

Somewhere Miller Huggins is muttering: “I wish I’d thought of that one.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Elsewhere, Giuseppe is muttering something about being “thick and glossy”, like a Head & Shoulders advert.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2021

Dad is muttering and snapping his fingers randomly.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller