out loud
Example Sentences
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“I’m a farm boy from Hebron, for crying out loud,” he exclaims.
From Salon
When he was “discharged to the colony,” my dad joined Stanley’s roster of volunteers who read everything out loud to him from correspondence to proofs of articles.
From Salon
U.S. politicians rarely say this out loud, but the current eldercare system was built on the assumption that unpaid daughters and sons would be endlessly available.
From MarketWatch
“It was the Coen Brothers for crying out loud,” says the actor, 75.
Autumn says out loud, to get my attention.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.