stage whisper
Example Sentences
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Speaking in a stage whisper, he says, “I remember, I was like, ‘Angie, please, louder.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s things like consistently scheduling events on dates when I said I couldn’t make it, stage whispers with other colleagues about upcoming plans when I’m right there, among other slights.
From New York Times
And she said” — his voice dropped to a stage whisper — “‘He’s going to be very big.’”
From New York Times
A Republican official in a “deep-red county,” he recounts, his voice dropping to a stage whisper, told him, “You have no idea how many Republicans are going to quietly vote for you.”
From New York Times
When I asked her about it, at first, she leaned over in a stage whisper: “Women are better than men,” she said.
From Washington Post
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