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Example Sentences

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Before the game, Redick sarcastically wouldn’t even utter the name of the award Doncic has positioned himself for, only saying he believed Doncic should be in the “M-word conversation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

No is a powerful word for a leader to utter, especially in an agency that has to make go/no-go decisions with billions of dollars and human lives at stake.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Europe’s problem instead is an utter inability to decide what it actually believes about itself and the world, and to organize itself to act on that conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"Thirteen years is a complete and utter joke and it's just going to keep on happening and keep on happening until something's done about it," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

He looked at me for a moment, and then, to my utter, utter surprise, he leaned back in his chair and laughed.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt