The term utterance also applies to sound sequences that may not fully correspond to a certain grammatical unit of a given language but that, like instances of ordinary speech, are produced with the intention of communicating information or performing some other illocutionary speech act (s) —e.g., asserting, commanding, promising, questioning, requesting, warning, and so on.

" [T]he word utterance... can refer to the product of a verbal act, rather than to the verbal act itself. For instance, the words Would you please be quiet?, spoken with a polite rising intonation, might be described as a sentence, or as a question, or as a request.

Utterance refers to any spoken or written words expressed by a person. To use it in a sentence, simply include it as a noun to convey a message or statement. For example, “Her utterance of gratitude touched my heart” showcases how the word can be used to describe a specific verbal expression.