whispered

Example Sentences

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La Roux told An that West whispered to her, “I bet you think I just put women back about 10 years.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Some of these residents believe they have a champion in someone who is shouting the things they’ve whispered.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

“The thought that leads me to contemplate with dread the erasure of other voices, of unwritten novels, poems whispered or swallowed for fear of being overheard — that thought is a nightmare,” she said.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Nearby, collector Ilva Lorduy watched the five-minute sale from an oversize white armchair, as dealer Sam Orlofsky whispered with a friend beneath a wall-size orange Richard Prince work created from Tiffany ads.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Out on the front step, she whispered, “Get that thing off me, quick, and fling it in the ditch.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck