Example Sentences

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Segar’s misfit cast: As ever, Popeye is a muscle-bound mumbler and Olive Oyl an elastic lass.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Mark Ronson has always been a mumbler, his soft, unobtrusive speaking voice a product of both his transatlantic upbringing and — notwithstanding the chart-topping pop songs he’s helped create — his general disinclination toward fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

Because they are young, his many discoveries must be forgiven for thinking that Fred was the greatest mumbler in Washington Post history.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021

"I’m a mumbler at the best of times. You’ll have to be really clear with who’s going on line changes."

From Fox News • Jan. 13, 2021

Nevertheless, the boy was impressed at being in the presence of a champion, and awed that Rossolimo would deign to talk to him, mumbler though he was.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady