Example Sentences

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Also gone is the Kaua’i ’o’o, whose haunting, flutelike mating call was last heard three decades ago.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2021

I recognize the flutelike song of the Wood Thrush, the cacophonous call of the Willet, the Black-capped Chickadee's eponymous scold.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021

The ensuing recording-and-rerecording process reveals bell-like upper frequencies that echo the rhythm of his speech, until the sound gradually smooths into resonant open intervals, sustained by airy, flutelike drones.

From New York Times • May 11, 2021

The rhythms and pitch of Richard’s flutelike voice are at odds with the way everyone else speaks.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2014

The mists of the flatlands strained out whatever coarseness was left over from his bulldog heritage, and only flutelike redbone mellowness came to the listener.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong