Example Sentences
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Hayley said people with stammers were often mocked or villainised in the media and sometimes portrayed as having them as a result of trauma.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Britt stammers in response: “I don’t always—you know, yes, I cook Sunday nights for dinner, but I was about to say, I don’t always crush it.”
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
“I know what it means to be cold and hungry,” Hackman stammers as his Harold the blind man ushers Peter Boyle’s monster into his shack.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025
“I … I … I can’t ….go to work,” one stammers in German.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024
"Your Highness, I hope I have done nothing to offend you, but if I have, my sincerest apologies," Astrid stammers out.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
