Example Sentences

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Something about the patience in her phrasing and the delicacy of her sibilation always turns the clock into vapor.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

The world was still, except for the sibilation of the whispering heads bunched together over the table.

From Within the Tides by Conrad, Joseph

When a bird called one started involuntarily, for the air was so muffled and heavy that it was strange to find it open instantly to let free the delicate sibilation.

From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)

Challenger walked across to the oxygen tube, and the sound of the loud hissing fell away till it was the most gentle sibilation.

From The Poison Belt by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

They make it clear and penetrating; yet it seems a poor, effeminate sibilation, and no generous, open-mouthed call.

From To Cuba and Back by Dana, Richard Henry