stage whisper
Example Sentences
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And she said” — his voice dropped to a stage whisper — “‘He’s going to be very big.’”
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2022
“I want to keep this about my music,” Frost’s Jackson says at one point, in that sly stage whisper.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
If she didn’t like the service she was getting at a restaurant, she’d say so in a stage whisper that projected several tables over, which many times made me cringe in embarrassment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2021
Because I can’t say,” she starts to stage whisper, “‘I’m actually an aac-tresss,’” and then cracks up laughing.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2018
He lowered his voice to a stage whisper.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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