psst
Example Sentences
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Still, I can’t wait to hear what he has to say when someone informs him, psst, that Russia has a whole bunch of nuclear weapons.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
“An enthusiastic one would be like pssssssssssssssssssssssssssssst,” he demonstrates, in a psst that lasts several seconds.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2016
The bus door opened with a hissing psst, like it was telling a secret.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Finally, they got to their block, and with a creak, push, tick tick, psst, it was time for Hazel to get off.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
She tried again, and with a psst the match was lit.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
