How to Use rambling in a Sentence

rambling

adjective

• Trump said in a rambling address.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
• Episodes are long, rambling, and shapeless.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
• Routh then read from a rambling, 20-page statement.
  — David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
• Perhaps their usual style is to be rambling.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• There's a ski lift a few minutes' walk from the hotel and a raft of rambling trails.
  — Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
• This one makes for rambling, wise company.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
• The result was rambling, like a charming yet sweaty mixtape.
  — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
• The rambling rocks appear to travel across the sand on their own, leaving clear dirt trails in their wake.
  — Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
• Years ago, he was sent a rambling Thomas Pynchon novel.
  — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
• This dainty mix makes for a rambling container that's easy to enjoy.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
• Mardi is a rambling story, and reviewers were not kind.
  — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
• The writing can be rambling, unedited, and niche, or sharp, pristine, and relatable.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
• The rambling squash vines cover the soil, serving as a living mulch to manage weeds and conserve soil moisture.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
• Trump lashed out at them and Tucker in a long, rambling social media post earlier this month.
  — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
• Her rambling answer includes several deep breaths and a pause that has Mike’s mom shaking her head.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
• Andre 3000 gave a rambling speech that ended on a raw note when talking about their humble start.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
• Lady Banks’ rose (Rosa banksiae) is a large, rambling rose that can quickly grow up to 20 feet long.
  — Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
• Concerned friends, both mine and his, counseled against him posting rambling, nonsensical monologues, and about his drug use.
  — Coley Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
• And, on her rambling way out of the building, a glimpse of a room with a second exit, though that door was barricaded by a large cabinet.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
• There’s nothing worse than a long, rambling story that’s resolved in an only-mildly humorous ending.
  — Jay Sullivan, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
• The rambling, low-slung building, containing 200 rooms, including 36 suites, is easy to get lost in.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
• The book displays a gift for confident, if rambling, storytelling, and the details pile up convincingly.
  — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
• Plant Rambling Vines Another way to make the most of your landscape is by planting lovely rambling vines.
  — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
• Bargatze’s bit is predicated on the fact that most awards show speeches are self-indulgent, rambling tributes to other celebrities, which is fine.
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
• The four leads are overconfident and loutish, spending their time drinking, rambling, and clumsily working through their worries about the future.
  — James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
• Trump’s speech was at times entertaining, rambling, repetitive, and combative.
  — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
• On a recent afternoon at the facility, a training exercise was taking place inside a small room filled with the noise of tools and rambling motors.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
• Her editor figured that Bainbridge could get away with a rambling, nostalgic performance.
  — Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
• The North Carolina folk-rock band’s quiet and rambling third album exists in a cloud of dreamy contemplation.
  — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
• Trump touched on those issues as well in a rambling UN address that more closely resembled his campaign speech, filled with attacks and lists of achievements.
  — Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025