Example Sentences

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For once, nobody rambled, nobody went off script, and almost everyone remembered to thank their mum.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

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

At one point, Trump rambled about how ears bleed more than other parts of the body.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

At times, he said, Woods has rambled off names, some of people Kilmer knows and others he doesn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

If one was busy, the other was there to listen as she rambled about her day, or help her with her homework, or whatever.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson