whisper
Example Sentences
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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
Speaking in a strained whisper, the effect of a rare illness of the vocal cords, Page suggested that Hassabis’s company-building endeavors might be similarly pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Then warmth: a drop of vanilla, a whisper of cinnamon, a dusting of cardamom or ginger.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Then she said in a whisper, “I was so afraid…. Tom … do you know what I did when I woke up the first time? After the accident?”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Vocabulary lists containing whisper
"Charlotte's Web": Chapter One
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Vocabulary from poems about communication
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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