utters

present tense third-person singular of utter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of utters The first words Mariah Carey utters on her 16th studio album are quintessential diva. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 The season 2 finale centered around a tornado destroying the store, when Brett utters his only line of dialogue in the series as the storm approaches. Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 To use the Breathalyzer app by Outreach Smartphone Monitoring or by House Arrest App, the user utters a pass phrase and then blows into the Breathalyzer while the app captures and transmits a short video along with the user’s GPS location to a corrections officer. Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utters
Verb
  • One option would require universal permitting, meaning every business that emits the five toxics would need a permit, and another proposal would require universal permitting with some exceptions.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Typically, people sit in front of a light box, which emits bright light, every morning for about 30 minutes, give or take.
    Allison Aubrey, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From coastal Georgia through the Mid-Atlantic states, the Hurricane Center says rainfall could cause flash, urban ,and river flooding.
    Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Anderson says, suddenly noticing the red light on my recorder.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Everyone rejoices as the earl raises the Stewart flag, but then whispers in superstitious fear when the finial falls off the top of the flagpole.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
  • To convey alterations in tone, volume and emotion, a variable typeface is deployed, showing louder voices in a larger font and whispers in smaller text as well as different display options for pitch, non-speech sounds and music.
    Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In public, Mark Kerr speaks amiably about his trainer turned rival and even takes him along for a rowdy impromptu meet-and-greet, but the lack of friction comes off less as a sign of his unflappability than of Safdie’s indifference to probing a friendship beyond buddy-comedy depth.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Below, Tridente speaks to Variety about what’s new at MIA this year.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The combination delivers a total of 1,250 hp to all four wheels.
    Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The fashion capital of the world always delivers.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Your mind tells you one thing while your intuition says another.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • So, right there that tells us a lot.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chatman squeaks onto the roster after showing position flex at fullback on offense, as well.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • A student quoted in that article said Dixon often talks politics in class.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Douthat talks to a wide range of guests, nudging them toward unexpectedly cosmic discussions of good and evil and the future of humanity.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Utters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utters. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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