gravelly
Example Sentences
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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
Instead, in his gravelly voice, Greenspan said, “This is the first time in history that a reporter has ever apologized to the Federal Reserve.”
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
His voice, once raspy and booming, had thinned to a gravelly whisper, but even then it drew people toward him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Those same influences reverberate throughout her eclectic albums — unmistakably threaded through with her gravelly, gorgeous voice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
By comparison, the residue of a first draining felt almost gravelly.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
