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Example Sentences

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That statement has haunted the administration since he uttered it.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

By evening’s end, a frazzled Ventura senior citizen — during a cloak-and-dagger assignation — had uttered a secret code to a person who claimed to be law enforcement, then handed him $25,000.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Instead, he gave one of the most famous, and perhaps the most quietly professional, replies ever uttered.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The fictional narrative continued for another 35 minutes, before Gavalas uttered his last words to Gemini.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“Here’s hoping they ran off to join the circus,” Mama said to Ophie, the first words she’d uttered since her reprimand earlier in the afternoon.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland