voicelessness

Example Sentences

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In this instance, education becomes a terrain of struggle, which refuses one's erasure or voicelessness and resists the dictates of an audit culture.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2021

Time and time again, suffering economic consequences is cast in terms of silencing, and more often than not, those whining the loudest about their voicelessness have the biggest megaphones.

From Slate • May 13, 2021

Its results were definitive — and explained the reason for Vivienne’s prolonged voicelessness.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2019

About how Nas evoked Queensbridge’s voicelessness through poetry that was vivid and lurid, thrilling yet introspective, and dark with glimmers of hope.

From Time • Apr. 25, 2014

Between the two extremes of voicelessness, that of completely open breath and that of checked breath, lies the position of true voice.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward