ut·ter·ance
ˈə-tə-rən(t)s 
also ˈə-trən(t)s
ut·ter·ance
ˈə-tə-rən(t)s
ˈə-trən(t)s
archaic
: the last extremity : bitter end
Examples of utterance in a Sentence
Noun (2)
many writers have used poetry as a means to give utterance to their deepest thoughts
celebrities whose every utterance is treated as though it were newsworthy
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Some of their utterances are just indiscriminate broadcasts, but certain species use quiet tones to target a limited set of listeners, or even an individual.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
No instances of previous utterances are inquired about.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Not long ago such an utterance would have been political suicide in a country with a pacifist identity, but her rallies were packed, and party volunteers were out en masse, distributing flyers and buttonholing passersby.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
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Noun
There were a few words or phrases that Live Translation didn't catch or misunderstood, but the gist of most utterances was caught and accurately translated.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Some of their utterances are just indiscriminate broadcasts, but certain species use quiet tones to target a limited set of listeners, or even an individual.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
No instances of previous utterances are inquired about.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Not long ago such an utterance would have been political suicide in a country with a pacifist identity, but her rallies were packed, and party volunteers were out en masse, distributing flyers and buttonholing passersby.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for utterance
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utterance. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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