Example Sentences
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“A lot of people who have lisps are not children — they simply have a speech thing,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
They are two different entities that operate as one, babbling to each other as pint-size radio announcers with slight lisps.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Her dad also lisps very slightly on “S” sounds but it’s not as pronounced.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2021
‘Have I missed it?’ lisps Commodus, springing out of his chariot.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2016
Did they hope that by eliminating our lisps, they might set us on a different path, or were they trying to prepare us for future stage and choral careers?
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
