utterance
Example Sentences
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All it would take to turn an utterance into a felony, he wrote, was “knowingly telling an undocumented immigrant, ‘I encourage you to reside in the United States.’”
From New York Times
“Most of Mother’s speech was indirect, utterances flung around like fistfuls of confetti, vaguely aimed and scattered randomly.”
From Washington Post
In video recorded by cameras on Kunzelman’s vehicle parked under the house, only one racial utterance can be heard, defense attorneys said.
From Seattle Times
And his utterances on controversial topics such as religious conversions and inter-faith marriages are now being reported as "breaking news".
From BBC
Truth be told, while growing up I didn’t appreciate those ceremonies or the utterance of good words.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
