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Hoarsely they sang Il a gagn� ses � paulettes, French Canadian equivalent of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hoarsely they cheered, as if they had witnessed the farewell performance of some great star, till she disappeared.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hoarsely gasping for air to breathe, Mason sprang to his feet.

From The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery by Doughty, Francis Worcester

But ’tis gone! a wilder wailing Fills the air where music reigned, Hoarsely groans the wild storm-demon, Drowning all those sweeter strains.

From The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland by Various

Hoarsely reverberates his threnody; he piles up higher and higher his tremendous tomb of sound, beneath which he shall compose himself in tideless calms of sleep.

From The Masque of the Elements by Scheffauer, Herman George