husky
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Spiro favors crawling tempos and unadorned piano melodies, which leave more room for her husky voice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
There was also criticism: some listeners and critics have argued that many of his songs started to sound alike, with his trademark husky, introspective delivery creating a sense of sameness across different films and genres.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
He tends to favor spare instrumentation, drawing the ear to his husky voice and often wrenching lyrics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
With her electric green eyes, corkscrew hair and husky contralto voice, Dame Cleo became the most recognisable British jazz singer in history.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
Fewer sounds of Arabic drifted through the air now—just the husky, less familiar-sounding accents of Hebrew and languages they couldn’t identify.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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