stage whisper
Example Sentences
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Before sneaking upstairs as the last guests called cars, he turned and said in a stage whisper: “Shh. Don’t tell anyone.”
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022
“Perhaps,” Rushdie writes in his loudest stage whisper, “this bizarre story was a metamorphosed version of his own.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2019
Obviously, don’t stage whisper “Is that all right with you?” to your hard-up friend every time your posse drifts towards a potential spot.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2019
Maul also took advantage of a particularly Tinseltown-esque fringe benefit: Universal Studios Hollywood employees can take free acting classes only a stage whisper away from the famous Universal Studios back lot.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2018
He said it with a conspiratorial stage whisper.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
