sibilance

Example Sentences

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Even now, she records many of her vocals at home, with a sock stretched over the microphone to prevent popping and sibilance.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Similarly, on “JumpOutTheHouse,” he delivers the titular refrain by accentuating the sibilance in the word “house” so that it sounds like the word is cleaving the air as it gets pulled down to earth.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

The EQ has improved refinement, though it’s still the usual curve that lifts the bass and treble, and highs can sometimes give off more sibilance than I’d prefer.

From The Verge • Jun. 14, 2021

One of the trombonists folded tin foil across the bell of his horn, creating a restless sibilance underneath the crystal tones and rough growls of his bandmates.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2020

The deletions are tempting to a writer because they tighten up a sentence’s rhythm and avoid the ugly sibilance of which.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker