sotto voce
Example Sentences
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John: sotto voce, just barely in range: “In the army, perhaps.”
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025
But instead, the trip is taking place sotto voce.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
“We’re all alone here,” he says, sotto voce.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023
But until fairly recently, the symptoms of this physical experience have been cloaked in banal terms, uttered sotto voce if at all.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022
“I wouldn’t have your job, Sister, for a thousand a day,” said Beatrice sotto voce to the nurse.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
