Example sentences for: utterances

How can you use “utterances” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In Wordspinner , some of the quizzes are mere vocabulary tests, though couched in light-hearted utterances; for example, at Graffiti II the reader is asked to define the underscored words in sentences like “Clark Kent was a transvestite” and “Vasectomy means never having to say you're sorry,” though one could think of a lot of regrettable actions for which vasectomy would be a feeble excuse.

  • Brocade or chiffon dresses covered in who-knows-what utterances in beautiful Chinese and Arabic script, or dresses wittily made of paper printed with the New York Yellow Pages, all express a joyful relish in the decay of the written word, a forthright pleasure in the way its meaning has been draining away.

  • Of all the evangelical leaders I have interviewed, LaHaye is capable of some of the most anti-Semitic utterances, which is troublesome, because he is also the most popular author in the evangelical world.

  • Someone who has been brought low by scandal will tend to be more daring in his utterances, because he is trying to recover status rather than preserve it.

  • West has an unfortunate tendency to refer to his utterances as "prophetic"--a judgment best left to others.


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