hoarse
Example Sentences
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"All they stand for is anger, hatred, and destruction," roared a hoarse Viktor Orban.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The way I got into the voice was that I would have to scream myself hoarse.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Several supporters in Dakar, their voices still hoarse and weary, told AFP they were disappointed by such threats.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
The graduates were hoarse and flights were canceled, but nobody seemed to mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
Shouts, far away, downstairs in Commons; doors slamming, a growing confusion, voices shouting down voices and then one hoarse voice, rising above the others: “Is he living?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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