utterance

Example Sentences

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After almost 30 years in the Senate, his every invariably solemn utterance is beyond well known to me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Neo Mashele, from Mashele Attorneys, told the BBC the investigation by police appeared to be based on a "public utterance" about a poisoning allegation made by one of Lungu's daughters that was "absolutely not true".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

In the era of streaming and social media, Beyoncé knows that her every public appearance and utterance will be scrutinized, commented on, cross-referenced, circulated as clickbait and hot-taked in both good faith and bad.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

The sudden utterance by the child’s mother startled jurors listening to witness testimony Tuesday in the trial of Rebecca Grossman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

I know that she forms conclusions of her own, and from all that has been I can guess how brilliant and how true they must be; but she will not, or cannot, give them utterance.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker