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

You’re hoping to croak before senility sets in.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

“It was ravaged but always in key,” he says of Lanegan’s signature croak.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022

I clear my throat and try to say it louder, but it still comes out in a croak: “Al Capone.”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko