Example Sentences

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He looked for his bail-out cut and, raspingly, found it to take him into the nineties and then off drove the same bowler, Sammy, to the pavilion.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2012

The outstanding performances come from David Yelland as the King – general-like, raspingly crisp and terminally disappointed – and Desmond Barrit as Falstaff.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2011

Sinclair veterans will know some of the characters in Ghost Milk from earlier books: Renchi Bicknell, the Blake-inspired artist and walker; the visionary Hebridean sculptor Steve Dilworth; and Sinclair's long-suffering and raspingly sceptical wife, Anna.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2011

Illustration: www.Jonathan-E.com When interviewed for the Guardian recently, the only moment when the affable, raspingly chirpy Ray Winstone seemed at all uncomfortable was when asked about his Bet365 ads.

From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2010

He turned back slowly toward the fisherman’s hut and Zheng, breathing raspingly.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook