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Recent Examples of inarticulate The accents of remorse are elliptical, inarticulate. Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025 The Bidens may have planned the cancer announcement as a smokescreen to take the focus off the coverup of his mental decline illustrated by memory lapses, stumbles and inarticulate speech patterns heard on the audio. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025 During arguments on Wednesday, Megan Savard — attorney for Carter Hart — said that Howden was an unsophisticated, inarticulate witness who didn’t even dress properly for court. Dan Robson, New York Times, 22 May 2025 My hands move around everywhere, my rhythm is very fast and inarticulate and often a bit wishy-washy. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for inarticulate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inarticulate
Adjective
  • Bluesky users also appreciated the moderation on the platform and having the ability to block or mute people as a means of disengaging from more aggressive, unpleasant conversations.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Finally, the firmware will add UI and Routing Enhancements, including new grey pre-mute meters and separate mixers for HDMI and NDI outputs.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2023

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“Inarticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inarticulate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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