quaver

Example Sentences

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Removing his glasses to wipe his eyes with a handkerchief, he explained in a quavering voice that the department would be dropping off several dozen boxes of medical supplies.

From New York Times

“I don’t regret it,” he said in a quavering voice.

From Seattle Times

There’s usually an anxious quaver in his baritone, and when he raises his voice he reaches a throat-scraping desperation.

From New York Times

I remember the quavering fear in a young dancer’s voice when I interviewed her about the Metropolitan Opera closing down in March 2020.

From Los Angeles Times

“She took me out of a slow fire,” Mr. Hamilton said at a news conference on Saturday, his voice quavering at times.

From New York Times