Example Sentences

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But no matter how many times those analysts might have uttered the words, “great quarter, guys,” in recent weeks, the message hasn’t reached stock investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Winners have uttered his name, with appropriate reverence, almost every year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Ingrid Bergman is said to have uttered one of the most notable definitions of the act of touching lips: “A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.”

From Scientific American • May 18, 2023

To try to glean what sounds a dinosaur might have uttered, Dr. Yoshida’s team also looked to the evolutionary relatives of those Cretaceous creatures, including birds and the dinosaurs’ closest cousins — crocodiles.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

Fern wouldn’t have uttered a word if Vonetta hadn’t raised her hand to speak.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia