Example Sentences
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After Trump rambled through a short speech, it was Rubio’s time to offer remarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
For once, nobody rambled, nobody went off script, and almost everyone remembered to thank their mum.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Gaffigan as Walz played up his Midwestern dad-ness and Carvey's Biden rambled while repeatedly calling Thompson's Harvey the name of other game show hosts.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
During the 10-minute phone interview, he ranted and rambled and seemed to be accidentally pressing various buttons on his phone, punctuating the broadcast with random beeping—that is, until he was ultimately cut off.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2024
He expected them to stand endlessly in his doorway, his half German shepherd jumping up on them as he rambled on about the boiler.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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