hushed tone
Example Sentences
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After speaking in a hushed tone, Gamboa testified, Oropeza hung up, turned to Reyna and said, “Go handle that.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
When I told him I was from New York City, he asked in a hushed tone, “Do you know Employees Only?”
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023
"It's canon," your child will say in the hushed tone of a small expert who knows exactly the name and pronunciation of every minor character in the "Star Wars" universe.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022
It's almost midnight in Kabul and Afsoon speaks in a hushed tone down the phone to us.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2021
Susan asked although her hushed tone and blenched face told him that she knew very well what he was saying.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
