Example Sentences

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Mumbled a few things about sexism, the patriarchy.

From Slate • May 3, 2021

As a violinist, I hope that something of the streams’ sensibility survives: Mumbled preambles and tableside teddy bears unmoved by the Bach Chaconne are refreshing the genre for far-flung audiences.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2020

Mumbled a Chicago barfly: "Turn off the furnace and let us drink in our overcoats."

From Time Magazine Archive

Mumbled the judge in a voice so low that it could scarcely be heard: "The sentence of the court is that you be kept in prison in the Second Division for twelve months."

From Time Magazine Archive

Mumbled, “Yo te tengo a ti, yo te tengo.”

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez