gravelly
Example Sentences
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“Well, look, that’s my whole thing,” Steyer responded in his low, gravelly voice.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
While my vocal cords spasm apart, his spasm together; while my voice gets soft and whispery, his voice is tight and gravelly.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
Chalk streams emerge from springs in porous chalk bedrock, which acts as a filter to remove sediment, characterised by beautifully clear water and a gravelly bottom.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
She dropped into her gravelly Cookie Monster growl for the answer: “Brown food tastes good.”
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
He was on a gravelly welt of raised river bed.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
