Example Sentences

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If I talked like Mickey Mouse, the thin breathiness that plagued my voice went away.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Curly sings “Pore Jud,” in which he teasingly imagines his rival’s funeral with an ominous breathiness.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2019

As the piece evolves, the horn player offers expressions filled with breathiness one moment but exploding with tight bursts the next.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2015

The tone, the breathiness, the vocal ticks — they were all there.

From The Verge • Feb. 24, 2015

“Never mind from movies,” Rachel said sternly, the breathiness gone from her voice for once.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen