stentorious
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- stentoriously adverb
- unstentoriously adjective
Etymology
Origin of stentorious
Example Sentences
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“Turn it off!” she demanded, her voice stentorious and aggrieved.
From Salon
Now 51, he is a strapping, stentorious charmer who has never let his spiritual calling inhibit his fun-loving ways.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were sitting over their dessert, and Uncle Henry, with his napkin in his buttonhole, his champagne-glass in his hand, shouted out a stentorious "welcome!" while the young host and hostess hurried down the steps, Gertrude with crimson cheeks.
From Project Gutenberg
Later, when the dance-hall became the theatre of Barkerville, James Anderson used to sing his rhymes to the stentorious shouting and loud stamping of the shirt-sleeved audience.
From Project Gutenberg
He saw every prospect of realizing the fond dream of his ambition when once again a call of duty to serve God's humble children came in stentorious tones.
From Project Gutenberg
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