Example Sentences

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No one would have been more amused by the assemblage than Mr. Powell himself, who often ran a smiling, half-whispered commentary on the city’s temporary loyalties and back-room machinations.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021

He remembers first playing “My Dear One” — a near-waltz about the comfort of companionship, half-sung and half-whispered like a sunrise confessional — for her on their bed.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2020

From its half-whispered, half-mumbled vocals, to its rumble of a beat, to its creeper lyrics and head-fake tempo shift in its final minute, nothing about “Bad Guy” sounds outdoorsy.

From Slate • Aug. 22, 2019

Mixing strings, electronic beats, samples and flutes, with a bit of French new wave thrown in for good measure, thanks to Ellery's half-whispered lyrics - delivered in the style of French wave ingénue.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2019

They let him go a little way out of sight and in a few, half-whispered, eager, savage words agreed to follow him, with what purpose did not require a full explanation.

From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez