whispered

Example Sentences

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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

Nearby, collector Ilva Lorduy watched the five-minute sale from an oversize white armchair, as dealer Sam Orlofsky whispered with a friend beneath a wall-size orange Richard Prince work created from Tiffany ads.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Lakers fans should also celebrate Austin Reaves who, after making an incredible missed free-throw play to send the same game into overtime lovingly cradled the basketball and whispered to it “I love you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

“He didn’t say that. He just said we wouldn’t have time before the simulation to do it,” I whispered back, noting that the other partner groups were murmuring hurriedly to their partners as well.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin