| He flicked it against the striker, and, his fingers shaking as he held it up, it sputtered into flame. |
| She coughed and sputtered at the thick foam, and suddenly remembered something else. |
| Chester sat up in bed painfully, and sputtered some nonsense about suing the hospital. |
| The gun ship settled down to the ground and bounced around as the one good engine coughed and sputtered. |
| Then, at 5,200 feet, the engine sputtered and, without any input, went up to 72 percent. |
| Mrs. Hastings sputtered incoherently in response before suddenly jumping to her feet in a desperate attempt to compose herself. |
