Example Sentences

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"Since I don't have FCC regulations on me, I had a different set of phrases that I was uttering at the time," Hahn said with a laugh.

From Chicago Tribune • Sep. 28, 2013

It was also unclear whether Armstrong was uttering carefully scripted lines, speaking from the heart or a bit of both.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2013

On that ringing note, he closed the press conference, walking briskly away even as U.P.I.'s Helen Thomas was uttering the traditional words "Thank you, Mr. President."

From Time Magazine Archive

He couldn’t hear the desperate wail he was uttering any more than she could.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

It was apparent that she was uttering a prayer.

From "1984" by George Orwell