breathy

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Her music was known for its breathy, lounge-pop quality, and she sang in both English and French.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The president, played by a breathy, beleaguered Idris Elba and known only by his call sign, “Icon,” is of indeterminate party and ideology.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

The attraction is in the haunting texture of the picture, its delicate, breathy wonder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“You’re a rock star,” Harvey shoots back in a breathy whisper, sprouting a wide grin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Joan with her physics books and her golf clubs and her badminton rackets and her breathy voice.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath