croak
Example Sentences
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She has an angelic voice, and Bob has this craggy kind of Blues man’s croak.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024
Purdue, unlike Virginia, which lost by 20, kept a lukewarm hope into the closing minute, only to see it croak in disarray and send the Knights in blue charging and dancing onto the floor.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023
“It was ravaged but always in key,” he says of Lanegan’s signature croak.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022
The stock market is crashing, there’s a war in Europe, everyone on “This is Us” is about to croak.
From New York Times • May 22, 2022
“What time is it?” she asked, her voice just a croak.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
