uttering

present participle of utter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of uttering Bowman has been charged with fiduciary embezzlement and unwarranted privilege for her misuse of bail funds, and forgery and uttering for creating and submitting a false recognizance form. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 Russell, for her part, can match Sewell’s intensity without uttering a word, as in a scene where Kate silently unpins her hair while Hal spirals out over Grace’s VP offer. Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 So Schwarber stood there, all right, uttering phrases no player on any team ever wants to utter during this time of year. Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 After going viral in June 2024 with a video in Nashville, uttering her signature catchphrase, Welch quickly found representation with The Penthouse management, having since launched her Talk Tuah podcast and announced the upcoming DocTuah documentary about her sudden rise to fame. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025 There’s one word in the English language that workers have trouble uttering in today’s workplace. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uttering
Verb
  • Is the muse whispering in your ear?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Clark revealed this summer what she and Swift were seen whispering about in a suite during the Chiefs’ playoff game against the Houston Texans back in January.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is certainly one moral argument for taking games overseas, for saying that fans who follow their team from all corners of the world deserve to have their game and their heroes brought to them.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s what else analysts are saying before Tesla’s latest earnings report.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yet much of Mason’s advice is simply about being useful, by delivering facts and opinions in a clear, elegant way.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Going abroad to all these countries also means delivering the message of cultural exchange, beyond the products, beyond the brand.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During those visits, Ray and Alex took an interest in dance — getting up onstage with the park’s performers and talking with them after the shows.
    Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Toddlers and babies especially might especially appreciate a break from their constricting seat, and a change in scenery, by talking a walk up and down the aisles with mom or dad.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Critics argue that deploying clean tech to produce fossil fuels prolongs the life of carbon-emitting infrastructure.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Another version alleges planes or devices are being deployed by the federal government, private companies, or researchers to trigger big weather changes, such as hurricanes, or to alter the Earth’s climate, emitting hazardous chemicals in the process.
    Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The lore of the position is passed between players like travelers telling tales at a campfire.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There’s no telling how expensive the wardrobe budget is on the film, but this lookalike style is just $30 right now.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now instead of celebrating his release, Adel was sobbing.
    Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In a video testimony, the man, whose name was not released, is seen falling to his knees and sobbing.
    Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In this magical realist gay bedroom odyssey, Matias reminisces about his past encounters and considers his future, while speaking to a fictional figure from Brazilian literature.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Last month, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed, shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.
    Time, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Uttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uttering. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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