Example Sentences

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While on a family vacation in 2018, Jenny Suckale was rambling across an old Hawaiian lava flow when an abrupt change in the jet-black rocks caught her eye.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 9, 2023

Santos was rambling, evasive and haphazard, readjusting his stories in a vague, fluid way.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

As Mr. Whitaker was rambling on with glee, Ms. Bamgbose began sensing that something was afoot.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021

He was rambling and offered inconsistent explanations, which involved him blaming other people for what had happened.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2020

Grandma was rambling on, pea-this, pea-that, interrupted only by the sound of the screen door, then the slam of a trunk.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds