STAMMER in a Sentence

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52 example sentences for STAMMER, such as:

1. She stammered a few supplicating words.
2. At intervals, Cosette stammered a word.
3. Most children who stammer grow out of it.
4. In his agitation the colonel began to stammer.
5. Of course, I could only stammer out my thanks.

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 Meanings and Examples of STAMMER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
stammer
 v.  make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
Classic Sentence: (45 in 4 pages)
1  He would be embarrassed; he would stammer; he would offer excuses, but he wouldn't lend it to her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
2  In fact, he held the whip hand of the situation so completely that she was as flustered as a girl at her first proposal and she could only blush and stammer.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
3  In his agitation the colonel began to stammer.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
4  He did not hear what Amy was saying, and whenever she paused expectantly he could only stammer an awkward assent, which was as often misplaced as otherwise.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
5  Morcerf was so completely overwhelmed by this great and unexpected calamity that he could scarcely stammer a few words as he looked around on the assembly.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 86. The Trial.
6  The sister tried to speak, but she only managed to stammer a few inarticulate sounds.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER V—A SUITABLE TOMB
7  On arriving in Paris, it beheld the crater close at hand; it felt those ashes which scorched its feet, and it changed its mind; it returned to the stammer of a charter.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVII—IS WATERLOO TO BE CONSIDERED GOOD?
8  My heart was beating so fast, and there was such a singing in my ears, that I could scarcely stammer I had no objection.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVIII
9  Of course, I could only stammer out my thanks.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
10  At times he talked to himself, and stammered lugubrious monologues in a low voice.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDS
11  She stammered a few supplicating words.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VIII—MADAME VICTURNIEN EXPENDS THIRTY FRANCS ON M...
12  At intervals, Cosette stammered a word.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—OLD PEOPLE ARE MADE TO GO OUT OPPORTUNELY
13  She stammered all pale, yet flushed, she wanted to fling herself into Marius' arms, and dared not.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—MADEMOISELLE GILLENORMAND ENDS BY NO LONGER TH...
14  "Yes, sire, I hear," stammered the queen.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 17 BONACIEUX AT HOME
15  D'Artagnan came forward and stammered out a few words of gratitude which soon expired under the gloomy looks of the cardinal.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 51 OFFICER
Example Sentence:
1  She was barely able to stammer out a description of her attacker.
2  Whenever he was angry he would begin to stammer slightly.
3  Five per cent of children stammer at some point.
4  Most children who stammer grow out of it.
5  The teacher's sudden question should fluster him and he stammered his reply.
6  The excited fan blushed and stammered, her words becoming almost incoherent in the thrill of meeting her favorite rock star face to face.
7  A stammering child can benefit from speech therapy.