whisper
Example Sentences
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When she’s relating something repulsive, she drops into a whisper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The nature of the disorder means I still hear my old voice, but it’s constantly dropping to a whisper against my will.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Pike perch tartare from Lake Oulujärvi rests on malt bread with capers and dill oil and a whisper of pine tar.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
And no one ever wants to even whisper the word “stagflation,” which got a four-pronged boost this past week.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
A tiny touch of her shoulder, a whisper in her ear and she would wake.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing whisper
"Charlotte's Web": Chapter One
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Vocabulary from poems about communication
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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