Example Sentences

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All the while, I was mumbling about the original homeowner’s lack of foresight.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Just moments earlier, he was mumbling in grief about his dead son.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2021

The friends told investigators they believed Jimenez, who was mumbling and talking to himself, had brought a gun into the theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Should have yelled “Fore!” but he always screwed me on hours, which is why I was mumbling, “Be right” the entire flight.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 6, 2020

After that, I may not have been mumbling the right thing, but I was mumbling.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey