whisper

Example Sentences

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Pike perch tartare from Lake Oulujärvi rests on malt bread with capers and dill oil and a whisper of pine tar.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

What are the questions we might whisper to ourselves?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

“I was able to just sort of whisper into this machine, and it would come out with a result that was much closer to what I wanted,” he says.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

His strictly regulated factory model brooks no challenges from his workers, and he employs an enormous security force to snuff out the merest whisper of pro-union sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

“Rump, you idiot,” said Red in a harsh whisper, “why did you come back?”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff