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[huhs-kee] / ˈhʌs ki /




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With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

“I had my first hit in America with my new husky voice on ‘It’s a Heartache,’” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

Then his voice changed, becoming a husky approximation of Luke’s. "—the prophecy ourselves. The fools won't know which way to turn."

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

The Tamaskan, a "wolfalike" breed created in the UK during the 1980s by selecting huskies, malamutes, and other dogs for a wolf-like appearance, has about 3.7 percent wolf ancestry.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2025

His charge was simply 31 sled dogs, mostly Alaskan huskies, who work in Denali National Park.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025

So they advertised for pet-owning participants, who had huskies or malamutes, to join their study remotely.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

“Cute little huskies grow up to be big husky dogs — they need to be trained and walked,” she said, adding that they’re among the dogs that are ending up in shelters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

Buck’s feet were not so compact and hard as the feet of the huskies.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

Houston’s final studio album, “I Look to You,” came out in 2009 and revealed a once-mighty voice grown smaller and huskier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

Now 79, McCartney’s voice has grown huskier in his later years but still sounded good during that 2019 Vancouver show.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

Infections were concentrated among younger men as they flocked to signature summer events like Bear Week, part of gay culture for guys on the huskier and hairier side.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021

Meanwhile, for under $1,000, you can buy one of their, uh, huskier counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2016

Then he lifted one eyebrow and his voice was even huskier than before.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

It also found him singing in his huskiest register of the evening, to great effect.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

I doubt very much if she actually received from "the huskiest of the six" any blows from a mule's belly-strap.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the toothpick-shaped shells slid to their starting marks, Eastern hopes were centered on M.I.T.'s powerful sprint champions, huskiest boatload on the water.

From Time Magazine Archive

Winny, as the family called him, was the huskiest Rockefeller, at 6 ft.

From Time Magazine Archive

He would saddle their huskiest plow horse, ride into town, and shop for everybody.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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