Example Sentences

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If this conflict is sustained, economists are muttering about growth being perhaps just half of the 1.1% the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted for this year - or even less.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Outside the Capitol, I kept walking and muttering to myself.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

There was still some muttering and a few can-you-believe-I-just-did-that stares at her coaches, but she remained in charge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 6, 2025

That said, Ostapenko grew increasingly frustrated throughout the match - muttering under her breath and berating herself while shouting up at her coaches.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Inkling is panting on my back, muttering: “Squash here, squash there, squash piled high. But squash for Inkling? No squash for Inkling.”

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins