sound out
Example Sentences
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Several of her hits have vintage charm—they wouldn’t sound out of place in a honky-tonk in the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Some Chicagoans are taking security measures into their own hands, establishing neighborhood patrols that sound out warnings when they see or suspect immigration enforcement operations.
From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025
Germany, meanwhile, have been hoping to reverse their 15-year losing streak with Baller, a super-catchy trance anthem that wouldn't sound out of place at Berlin superclub Berghain.
From BBC • May 9, 2025
But a stream of faulty alerts continued to sound out the following day.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025
I learned how to figure out how to sound out big words and work out math problems, too.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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