whisper

The class read one passage three times, first in a chorus with McClellan’s voice ringing loudly, then in a whisper without her, and lastly, in a normal voice to their desk partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

At the time, she and Shell suspected Cipriani was behind an online whisper campaign to spread rumors about Shell just as he was trying to mount a comeback at Paramount.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Preparations for this major event have started with a whisper, but China appears ready to put on a show for US President Donald Trump.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

I had more trouble with voiceless consonants than voiced ones—one of the sample sentences for this type of SD reduced my voice to a whisper on nearly every syllable.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026

Rowan had heard his mother whisper, "Take care of him," as she said good-bye to the big man before they left.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

The scrutiny would have been too fierce, he feared, the whispers of nepotism too loud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

"Take that to the bank," whispers Henderson after a the first run-through.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

“I don’t think this is it,” Jack whispers to Ma on his final trip to the shed, which seems to have mysteriously shrunk from the place he remembers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

To be made to feel shame for this — including feeling compelled to reduce any conversation to whispers — could only be an exercise rooted in elitism.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

“Is Dad going crazy?” he whispers, his hot breath tickling my ear.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

As a police investigation and manhunt continues - and amid the tributes and grief - there is also whispered concern that a perpetrator could still be at large.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Some of these residents believe they have a champion in someone who is shouting the things they’ve whispered.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

“The thought that leads me to contemplate with dread the erasure of other voices, of unwritten novels, poems whispered or swallowed for fear of being overheard — that thought is a nightmare,” she said.

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

If anyone needs the axiom “Tell me who you’re with, and I’ll tell you who you are” whispered to them every morning as a reminder to do better, it’s Spencer Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

“Keep it together,” I whispered under my breath.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

“He’s whispering to me, ‘Mom, this is your path.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

When you watch footage of the Army-McCarthy hearings, he’s sitting there right by McCarthy’s side, whispering in his ear.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

But there’s a growing unease with companies sticking generative-AI features into any and all products, and having a little AI djinn always whispering in our ear seems like a cautionary tale—or a “Twilight Zone” episode.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

He continued: “You know, Melania’s birthday is on Sunday. She’s planning to celebrate at home the same way she always does, looking out a window and whispering, ‘What have I done?'”

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

“Going...never again...home is an illusion...home is where you’ve never been...never again...never again....” el mal aire said as it spoke to me, whispering and sighing, murmuring incoherent things, jumbled words, rambling thoughts I could not understand.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall