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
There were lyrics so deranged I felt compelled to jot them down, almost like a psychiatrist keeping a log of a patient’s more unhinged utterances.
From Los Angeles Times
Gaga, who was aware of his condition, kept her utterances short and simple, as recommended by experts.
From Fox News
But, the nature of the NFL and the white-hot media attention it attracts assures that every utterance is examined with a Zapruder film-like intensity in even the most normal of times.
From Seattle Times
Maybe it’s the somewhat grasping utterance of a guy whose ship is about to sail.
From Washington Post
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