mellifluous
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Osgood wrote two-minute reports in succinct prose delivered in his mellifluous tones.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Viola Davis provides mellifluous narration; giving voice to Du Bois in the reading of his letters and literature are the rapper-activist Common and the actors Jeffrey Wright and Courtney B. Vance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Blessed with a sweet, mellifluous voice, he began singing at his local church at the age of six.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Neither a fluid singer nor an especially powerful one, he did not have the mellifluous timbre of Crosby or the rakish swing of Sinatra.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
“Will your parents allow me to interview you directly?” he asked in a mellifluous voice.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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