falsetto

Example Sentences

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The line is more shocking for the vaporous, ultra-femme falsetto in which she delivers it — as if the ballerina inside a music box opened her mouth and sang.

From New York Times

There’s no need to shout, so he sometimes uses lower registers or slips into falsetto.

From Seattle Times

The study in the journal Science found the whales, like people, have at least three vocal registers: A normal voice, a falsetto and that creaky fry.

From Washington Post

In people, the fry register represents the lowest tones, chest register the normal speaking voice and falsetto register higher frequencies.

From Reuters

Phillip Bullock, a baritone with a striking falsetto, presented the God of Love as evil genius setting the whole thing in motion for his own amusement.

From Los Angeles Times