sotto voce

Example Sentences

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John: sotto voce, just barely in range: “In the army, perhaps.”

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025

But instead, the trip is taking place sotto voce.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

But his subsequent sotto voce remark, to the effect that he probably wouldn’t give any of the Manhattan Project scientists clearance under those rules, doesn’t appear anywhere in the 1,011-page hearing transcript.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023

“We’re all alone here,” he says, sotto voce.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

“I wouldn’t have your job, Sister, for a thousand a day,” said Beatrice sotto voce to the nurse.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier