hoarse

Example Sentences

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I was as starved for the sight of a human face as for the food and tried in a hoarse croak to start a conversation.

From Literature

“Get up, Father Pierre. Get up!” shouted one elderly woman as she stood in the pallbearers’ path, her screams turning her voice hoarse as she partially collapsed in the arms of a medic.

From Los Angeles Times

Her voice was quiet and hoarse and not all that clear.

From Literature

I want to run to her, scream and wail until I’m hoarse.

From Literature

I sang until my voice was hoarse, and in between, Sean Red pulled me up to dance around the doorstep with my green dress, the wrinkles mostly out now, swirling around me.

From Literature