out loud

1. Audibly, aloud, as in I sometimes find myself reading the paper out loud, or That movie was hilarious; the whole audience was laughing out loud. First recorded in 1821, this synonym for aloud was once criticized as too colloquial for formal writing, but this view is no longer widespread. Moreover, aloud is rarely used with verbs like laugh and cry. Also see for crying out loud.

Example Sentences

“Maybe I was talking out loud, the mother in me, it just felt like maybe Eric should spend some time at home after being on leave for, you know, bipolar and mental illness,” McNamee testified.

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But then Mr. Bookbinder said the quiet part out loud.

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Streeting rejected her apology, saying she was "only sorry because she was caught and called out and said the quiet bit out loud".

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Just a quick note to say that I laughed out loud at Jack Harris’ “Death Star” analogy regarding the Blue Jays blowout win in Game 1.

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Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, recently said out loud what many in his industry have believed privately for years but, concerned about retribution from regulators, have been unwilling to say in public.

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