Example Sentences

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I thought I had whispered discreetly, but both Domi and the movie star laughed so loudly the whole restaurant turned to look at me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

"They know who it is?" asked Slaight, who had about-faced and was marching next to the guy who had whispered the news.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2023

“The only way this could make a smaller splash is if Haley had whispered it into a bowl of soup.”

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Kevin McGinn, who shared a cell with Kennedy in Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison for 11 days in October 2018, said he had "whispered in my ear and said to me 'it was me'."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2022

Marcia asked, and Ifemelu guessed that Benny or Grace had whispered her name in Marcia’s ear, and now Marcia was eager to unleash her new knowledge.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie