Example Sentences

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By evening’s end, a frazzled Ventura senior citizen — during a cloak-and-dagger assignation — had uttered a secret code to a person who claimed to be law enforcement, then handed him $25,000.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Even before I answered him, I had uttered a prayer: Whatever God asks of us, the answer must be yes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

After I left, I realized that neither of them had uttered Donald Trump’s name once.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2024

Though Bankman-Fried had made "protestations of sorrow" about customer losses, he had uttered "never a word of remorse for the commission of terrible crimes", he added.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

It was a mystery once more, as at the eviction I had uttered words that had possessed me.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison