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Dodgers fans generally hiss at the mention of Frank McCourt — the former owner took the team into bankruptcy, after all — but today is about tipping our cap to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

Play Under The Rain or Breathe Again and you'll hear a telltale hiss running throughout the tracks.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

He imagined the hiss and pop of their burning logs gladdening “many a humble fireside.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025

“Not My World” is one of the better tracks on the record because it leans minimal, letting the hiss and click of the rhythm bump against a buzzing synth that almost risks irritation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

I elbow him and hiss, “Quiet, Smart Alex!”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

As the helium hisses out, the volunteers flatten the plastic skin, tucking in Snoopy’s ears or SpongeBob’s nose to prepare for the final roll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Gabriel Byrne’s new heavy, the Chancellor, hisses to Castañeda’s doomed daddy as Eve watches in horror.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

The only sounds definitively recorded from adult female ostriches were hisses.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024

“I told you to dress street!” hisses Arthur to Monk, who’s indignant — the author, who’s swapped a plain, tidy gray T-shirt for his customary button-down, thinks he’s dressed perfectly street.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024

“Do it,” hisses a voice next to me.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

“I can’t do this anymore,” I hissed to my husband, the baby nursing, the neighbors screaming, tears streaming down my face.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Burns, a retired police officer, looked up from his microphone and hissed back: “Tee-hee-hee, by a bunch of idiots!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the bank's annual general meeting that year, normally sedate elderly shareholders hissed and booed.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

“It’s called negotiations,” Trump hissed at a reporter who asked him about it Wednesday.

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

The only sound was Rasseem’s low chuckle, which hissed through the cavities of his teeth and sounded to my ears like a snake whispering the dreaded name of Cid.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

That visceral hissing is basically the only thing not present at the Oschin Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

I caught the film at a recent matinee in New Orleans, and children and adults alike gasped at Harryhausen’s movie monsters – from the looming metal colossus of Telos to the hissing and slithering Hydra.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

But one of the earliest signs may be something unexpected: a persistent ringing, buzzing, or hissing sound that no one else can hear.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

The cistern on my toilet has been constantly refilling and making a hissing noise, so I asked a plumbing company to send someone over.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

I drew the boys away from the tracks and hugged them against me as the train pulled into the depot with squealing brakes and the hissing of steam.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu