| Ron Paul, a libertarian congressman from Texas who normally inspires a few cheers, harrumphed quixotically about the cost of keeping American soldiers cool in Iraq. |
| Each year the parliament has harrumphed loudly, then subsided. |
| Every few seconds he harrumphed noisily to indicate his impatience. |
| I harrumphed, but what is a throat-clearing to someone who knowingly courts cancer two dozen times a day? |
| She harrumphed a bit, as suspicious as she usually is, and I went to the stove for more coffee. |
| All the while, Leanne stayed between us and the huge animals that harrumphed and snorted as they watched our passing. |
