How to Use utter in a Sentence

utter

1 of 2 adjective

• The movie was utter garbage.
• It's hard to believe that we were utter strangers just a few days ago.
• The children displayed an utter lack of interest in the performance.
• That argument is utter nonsense.
• The situation descended into utter chaos.
• Then the man turns to the camera with a look of utter shock on his face, and the short clip cuts out.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
• The end of last night’s episode seemed to suggest utter chaos for the Roy siblings.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2021
• Both Perkins and Thomas have been around the game long enough to know that this, of course, is utter nonsense.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022
• That was the theater-kid side of him, reacting with utter glee at the irony and meta-ness of it all.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2023
• This is one of many examples of the utter hypocrisy of the Western powers.
  — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• Dozens and dozens, maybe hundreds, turned to look up at me in utter gratitude and thanks for the hose-down.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
• Above a blue surgical mask, two dark eyes pinned me with a look of utter fury.
  — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2023
• Suddenly, the screen cuts to red and there is utter silence.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
• At the moment, the two parts of that mandate are in tension, if not utter conflict.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
• Or maybe those flames were from all the brackets that are now toast after a day when utter chaos reigned.
  — USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2022
• To their utter surprise, Kenney gasped and moved upon the ground.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
• Reid, who died in late 2021, lived to see the utter ruination of his plans by his own actions.
  — The Editors, National Review, 21 Nov. 2023
• This was utter nonsense, and not just the socialism part.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 1 Dec. 2021
• Residents sit on the edge and look out at a scene of utter destruction.
  — Yousra Elbagir, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2023
• The current outpouring of Hamas support there shows how far the utter rot has gone.
  — Andrew Doran, National Review, 12 Nov. 2023
• Thank you for your utter brilliance, for our laughs, and for your kindness always.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• But the members zeroed in on the program’s utter lack of transparency.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2022
• Between that and Fernando bringing in even more armed guys to try to police the strip mall, the whole thing is an utter mess.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2023
• Another 20-something then holds up her phone with a video of utter chaos.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
• Suman, on the other hand, has etched out the concept with utter competence and finesse.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2024
• Sunday's 30-12 loss was an utter dud for the Cardinals.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2021
• The violence is frank, as is the utter lack of nurturing adult figures.
  — Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2023
• The whole episode, in fact, shows his patience and utter loving devotion.
  — Amanda Ostuni, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2022
• Many laid off workers are left with a long list of questions and an utter lack of clarity about who can help them.
  — Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2023
• In a statement released alongside the news, Monsoon shared their utter excitement at getting to play the beloved role.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024

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utter

2 of 2 verb

• She uttered a cry of pleasure.
• He can hardly utter a sentence without swearing.
• On the trail, Burgum rarely utters Trump's name, if at all.
  — Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
• These words alone have roiled the few cities and state agencies bold enough to utter them.
  — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• But not when uttered as the rain fell and there were other places the three women could be.
  — oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2019
• Those are words that, to many, should have been easy ones for the president to utter long ago.
  — Nancy Benac, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2020
• The only racial slurs that were used were uttered by the 15-year-old before the fight, police said.
  — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2020
• The board sat in silence that night, and for the next five months refused to utter a word in my defense.
  — Martha Hickson, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
• The reference was to a line uttered by the Dodo bird to Alice.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• In the 1960s, the man whose name had always been uttered with reverence found himself out of sync with the new times.
  — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
• At some point, Allen was able to utter her husband’s name and phone number, Hood said.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• Though most might not utter it, cornerback Tariq Woolen admitted that the chance to be 6-0 is on the minds of many of the players.
  — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Oct. 2021
• So what happens when the loudest critic in the room can’t utter a single word?
  — USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
• The results ranged from no-brainers to utter head-scratchers.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
• In the days since the accident, Lyles has had trouble even uttering Bryant’s name out loud.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Jan. 2020
• Why should Gillis be able to utter racist things but those affected by hate speech shut their mouths?
  — Sarah Hagi, Time, 21 Nov. 2019
• On the way home, Johnson utters his pre-driving mantra again before inching through the streets of LA at about 16 m.p.h.
  — Time, 20 Sep. 2023
• And never utter so much as a cluck without a setup tree and shooting lane in mind.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 22 Mar. 2021
• Mora wasn’t around to utter those words after the loss to Washington.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2020
• They could be trained to utter the standard no-comment kind of refrain.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
• And each time, the new straggler walked up and fearfully uttered that person's name.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 2 June 2020
• The first step in delivering a great Oscars speech is being able to catch your breath long enough to utter it.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2022
• Why did Alexa utter such a clearly alarming piece of advice?
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• Millions will utter heartfelt prayers that he may be spared for his country’s sake.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2022
• Or a stunning pre-sliced galette baked to utter perfection.
  — Cristina Corvino, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2023
• Indeed, there are players in the Dodgers clubhouse who avoid uttering that dirty word: Padres.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
• His original crime, too, was to utter publicly a thought that would later be shared by the crown prince himself.
  — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2022
• Large flocks of American robins filled the large sweet gum trees, some singing while others uttered their laughing-like call.
  — Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• There were also riskier words uttered in a country where the state crushes even modest displays of dissent.
  — NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
• At last count, kittens were known to use nine different forms of vocalization, while adult cats uttered 16.
  — Anthony Ham, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024