hoarse
Example Sentences
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The way I got into the voice was that I would have to scream myself hoarse.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Several supporters in Dakar, their voices still hoarse and weary, told AFP they were disappointed by such threats.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
The graduates were hoarse and flights were canceled, but nobody seemed to mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
She updated her followers in a later post by saying she was "a bit hoarse, but all is good".
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
She was still not sure what to make of Professor Ezeka’s hoarse superciliousness, his certainty that he knew better than everyone else but chose to say little.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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