Sentence examples for the first to utter from inspiring English sources

SECOND SUNDAY PUZZLE — Fred Piscop attributes the first words in each of the theme phrases of today's Diagramless puzzle to Winston CHURCHILL, and while the prime minister certainly did use the phrase "BLOOD, TOIL, TEARS, and SWEAT" in a 1940 speech to the House of Commons in the first days of World War II, he was by far not the first to utter them.

Although Akira was not the first to utter this smutty axiom, the tagline has been pegged to her name.

The phrase took only seconds to utter, at 6 07 a.m., but the effect has been long lasting.

Probably not". His protestations are tempered somewhat by embarrassment at having been the first person to utter the m-word within earshot of the media.

His protestations are tempered somewhat by embarrassment at having been the first person to utter the m-word within earshot of the media.

The 1967 borders, with some adjustments, had long been recognized as the foundation for a peace agreement, but Obama was the first President to utter the words so explicitly.

Now Mr. Stephanopoulos is a paid analyst for ABC News, among the first pundits to utter the word "impeachment" in l'Affaire Lewinsky.

Or, it may be to do with his lingering sense of guilt at so upsetting his beloved mother a few months previously, when he became briefly notorious as the first person to utter the c-word on live television.

In a new interview, Valerie Harper shares her thoughts about being one of the first stars to utter the word "gay" on TV.

Mitt Romney was the first candidate to utter the word "women" in a presidential debate this election cycle, but Obama managed to get in a zinger or two about Planned Parenthood and Big Bird.

The attitude of sexual tolerance (according to legend, Strachey was the first mortal to utter aloud the word "semen" in mixed company) only added to the fun; there were several "open marriages," and bisexuality seems to have been a Bloomsbury specialty.