Example Sentences

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The central scene, when the entire theatre turns hissingly on the disgraced Marquise, is genuinely scary.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2020

It is to end in her own disgrace, and the scene in which the entire opera house hissingly turns on her is uniquely disturbing, as Close’s face becomes a chalky mask of incredulous horror.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2018

A split in the top of his skull, through which the bad news hissingly poured; a groove in his knees, which buckled, and suddenly Milton couldn’t keep it out any longer.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

She could tell when they entered the tall grass a minute after she did, because the grass moved hissingly beneath their feet and a startled grasshopper leaped wildly away.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

"I bank my money, wench," he hissingly put in.

From Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) by Bennett, Arnold