breathy

Example Sentences

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Her music was known for its breathy, lounge-pop quality, and she sang in both English and French.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But the first time I transcribed an interview I’d conducted with my breathy, inconsistent voice, I felt like one giant cringe.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Parks' breathy vocals and soul-searching introspection fit snugly within the musical world she's created.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Her voice is low and breathy and her diction is flat, and her vocals sit a hair lower in the mix than one might expect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

At that moment they both heard a low, breathy hissing from the hollow.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams