sounding

Example Sentences

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“People like you!” the president exclaimed, sounding almost surprised as lawmakers cheered and applauded.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

He has appeared as a featured speaker at multiple ReAwaken stops, often sounding very much like an NAR preacher, although his connection to the movement is not explicit.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

He quickly abandoned his notes after being criticised for sounding stilted, and started speaking "from the heart", he told me in an interview earlier this year.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Bahrain's interior ministry reported sirens sounding in the country and told residents to head "to the nearest safe place", without providing further details.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

During one futile counterattack, “the French infantry made a gallant show, advancing across the Belgian beet fields with colors unfurled and bugles sounding the shrill notes of the ‘charge.’

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman