husky
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Spiro favors crawling tempos and unadorned piano melodies, which leave more room for her husky voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Even the husky TED-talking voice Holmes used to invest herself with greater seriousness and authority was a put-on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2025
He was best known for his love of the husky dogs used to pull sledges around the island, and he raised two litters of dogs.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
It wasn’t husky or low, but her voice broke occasionally, as if her throat was dry, or she didn’t want to let the whole word out.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
![]()
The Tamaskan, a "wolfalike" breed created in the UK during the 1980s by selecting huskies, malamutes, and other dogs for a wolf-like appearance, has about 3.7 percent wolf ancestry.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2025
His charge was simply 31 sled dogs, mostly Alaskan huskies, who work in Denali National Park.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025
So they advertised for pet-owning participants, who had huskies or malamutes, to join their study remotely.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
There’s orange cat boys, dobermans, huskies and an overwhelming favorite: golden retriever boys.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2023
Sun and Moon, gray Alaskan huskies, were tireless.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
![]()
Belafonte’s voice had grown huskier when he released “Turn the World Around,” a song he wrote with Robert Freedman, but his energy was undiminished.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Houston’s final studio album, “I Look to You,” came out in 2009 and revealed a once-mighty voice grown smaller and huskier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
Now 79, McCartney’s voice has grown huskier in his later years but still sounded good during that 2019 Vancouver show.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
Infections were concentrated among younger men as they flocked to signature summer events like Bear Week, part of gay culture for guys on the huskier and hairier side.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
Santa guffawed in a voice huskier than usual and hung up.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
![]()
It also found him singing in his huskiest register of the evening, to great effect.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Winny, as the family called him, was the huskiest Rockefeller, at 6 ft.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
I doubt very much if she actually received from "the huskiest of the six" any blows from a mule's belly-strap.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
As the toothpick-shaped shells slid to their starting marks, Eastern hopes were centered on M.I.T.'s powerful sprint champions, huskiest boatload on the water.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
He would saddle their huskiest plow horse, ride into town, and shop for everybody.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing husky
Amazing Animals, A-Z
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Amazing Animals, List 3
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
The Circuit
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!