He had barely uttered the last word when the connection died.

The kids inside looked dazed, barely uttering a word all the way to Manhattan.

But most of Congress has uttered barely a peep.

And that four-letter word, "Iraq," was barely uttered in more than two hours of testimony.

Then finally, barely uttering those three words that seemingly had no meaning, a cloud passed over his tired old features and he was dead.

Barely uttering a word, they waited patiently to be helped down and walked quietly up the path to a cafeteria.

But names like Bush and Kerry were barely uttered.

She barely utters a whimper, for instance, after coming home to find that Nicole has given all her furniture to charity.

Ortece, who had barely uttered a word, now intervened.

"She's been sleeping most of the time, but when she wakes, she barely utters a cry."