give utterance

Example Sentences

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To assert that an increase in tariff of a cent a pound causes an advance of 6 to 8 cents a pound in the price of sugar is to give utterance to clotted nonsense!'

From Time Magazine Archive

I cannot give utterance to my feelings of shame and degradation in realizing that we did so little to save these desperate and brave men.

From Time Magazine Archive

I did not give utterance to this conviction: it was enough to feel it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

A few illustrations will suffice: A man in public company wishing to give utterance to some particular opinion or sentiment, invariably finds the pipe or the pinch the best prompter.

From Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion by Meller, Henry James

Gentlemen, it has been your pleasure to give utterance to sentiments expressing approbation of my humble efforts, on several occasions, in defence and maintenance of the Constitution of the country.

From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Webster, Daniel