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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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
For most of her career, and certainly since her portrayal of the harried, unglamorous sketch-show head writer Liz Lemon in 30 Rock coincided with the rise of pop feminism in the late aughts, her every plot and utterance has been widely scrutinized.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Virtually every utterance is about the team and/or about the grander scheme.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
Here’s the latest installment of the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — this time with excerpts and utterances from the week spanning Jan. 19-25.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The suspicious utterance still seemed to draw a lot of fans.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
For most of her career, and certainly since her portrayal of the harried, unglamorous sketch-show head writer Liz Lemon in 30 Rock coincided with the rise of pop feminism in the late aughts, her every plot and utterance has been widely scrutinized.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Virtually every utterance is about the team and/or about the grander scheme.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
Here’s the latest installment of the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — this time with excerpts and utterances from the week spanning Jan. 19-25.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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