hoarsely
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Shaddock initially just hoarsely repeats, “Thank you, thank you.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
"I'm sorry, excuse my voice, I'm battling cancer," he said hoarsely.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2023
To ensure that our European Championship win could leave a legacy past last summer's blurry few days of celebration and hoarsely singing 'It's Coming Home' in Trafalgar Square.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2023
Fast, fast forward five years to Wednesday at the Coliseum, McVay screaming hoarsely into a microphone in front of thousands of championship celebrants, 36 years old and all grown up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
As we passed Mr. Barley’s door, he was heard hoarsely muttering within, in a strain that rose and fell like wind, the following Refrain, in which I substitute good wishes for something quite the reverse:—
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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