lisp

Example Sentences

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I smiled at how my name came out as “Thena,” with his gentle lisp compounded by the gaps in his teeth.

From Literature

"I'm a lot better. I do have a bit of a lisp. But apart from that, the tiredness is still a very big issue," she says.

From BBC

The childhood lisp I thought I’d outgrown came roaring back like it had been waiting in the wings.

From Salon

And her voice ended up even having a little bit of a lisp at times.

From Los Angeles Times

Hezbollah played on the popularity of Nasrallah, a skilled orator who spoke with a lisp and would crack the occasional joke and use slang.

From Los Angeles Times