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Example Sentences

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Every investor knows the four most expensive words they can utter are “it’s different this time”—and it’s unlikely that memory makers can entirely leave their cyclical history behind.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

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

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

The bald eagle is an utter beast of a bird.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

"Some dwell in Kurnugi now, but not many. Nergal's doomed, though. He broke out of Kurnugi once too often. He faces utter annihilation."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda