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
  • 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
  • The writing can be rambling, unedited, and niche, or sharp, pristine, and relatable.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 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
  • 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 book displays a gift for confident, if rambling, storytelling, and the details pile up convincingly.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 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
  • In the past several years, Edge had filed a string of civil lawsuits with rambling, sometimes conspiratorial claims.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The final part is a rather rambling segment philosophizing on proof of the afterlife—in line with dozens of similar texts from this era of psychical research.
    — Alice Vernon september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Boelter’s motivation remains unclear, but investigators found a one-and-a-half-page letter, described as rambling and difficult to read, that was ascribed to him.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In his rambling, hour-long online announcement, Oltmann railed against mail-in ballots, taxes, tolls, gun laws, and medical companies concealing a cure for cancer.
    — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Her conversation was rambling and fascinating.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The rambling album is at once playful and cutting, as Snider's songs address addiction, mortality, and the importance of finding happiness in daily life.
    — Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Also in the village, with lower prices, the June Lake Villager Motel is a rambling property beneath a vintage mid-century sign.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • As of now, game day parking reservations are available throughout the day at Muir Woods, offering an opportunity for quiet rambling among ancient redwoods.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026

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