Example Sentences

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"He gave Melanie a hug and then Melanie had a minute with him, talking to him, but she was whispering in his ear," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

But the dispatcher, who was fired last month for mishandling the call, became upset that she was whispering — and hung up, Rogers has said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022

The dispatcher had asked why she was whispering, and then the connection broke, Ms. Rogers said in the interview.

From New York Times • May 18, 2022

I woke Marty, not meaning to, with what I would have sworn was whispering.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2019

Teenie, who perhaps had not slept at all, was whispering to Tidbit.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper