raise one's voice

Idioms  

1. Talk louder, either to be heard more clearly or in anger, as in You'll have to raise your voice if you expect the audience to hear you, or Don't you raise your voice at me! [Late 1300s]

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raise one's voice

To raise one's voice in protest, just as the protest is expressed in life, in the streets, in relationships and friendships," she said. "

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2017

Of what avail was it, I reflected, to raise one's voice in the wilderness of theories?

From An Anarchist Woman by Hutchins Hapgood

It is not wise to raise one's voice in so small a village as Pont du Sable, even indoors.

From A Village of Vagabonds by F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley) Smith

With such a noise in the streets it was necessary to raise one's voice in order to be heard.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 by Various

Luckily, again, there was no necessity to raise one's voice.

From The Shadow Line; a confession by Joseph Conrad

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