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husky

[huhs-kee] / ˈhʌs ki /




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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

“I had my first hit in America with my new husky voice on ‘It’s a Heartache,’” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

There was also criticism: some listeners and critics have argued that many of his songs started to sound alike, with his trademark husky, introspective delivery creating a sense of sameness across different films and genres.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

He tends to favor spare instrumentation, drawing the ear to his husky voice and often wrenching lyrics.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

The blossoms on the morning glory vine were little tight blue fists, and you could hear husky sighing from the cornfield across the fence.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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

Then again, some dogs are just more inclined to bark than others based on their breed, with Siberian huskies particularly notorious for being whiny.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2024

Sun and Moon, gray Alaskan huskies, were tireless.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Tyler, after a brief recovery period, returned to the recording studio with a huskier, edgier voice.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

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

Meanwhile, for under $1,000, you can buy one of their, uh, huskier counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2016

The sergeant-at-arms developed a pot-belly and nearly thed of shame, but continued to cry out One-Two, in a huskier voice, on every possible occasion.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

It also found him singing in his huskiest register of the evening, to great effect.

From Seattle Times Oct. 8, 2023

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

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

He would saddle their huskiest plow horse, ride into town, and shop for everybody.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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