out loud

adverb

: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

Examples of out loud in a Sentence

registered their dissatisfaction with the meal out loud to the waiter
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And then editing it back and forth with my coach and reading it out loud to her every week was very therapeutic. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 July 2025 But the trial also put a spotlight on something far more stirring and hopeful: the unalloyed courage of women speaking their truth out loud. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025 Faith is lamenting loss out loud while striving for a new future. Eileen O’Brien, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Lindsey Carter: Even saying seven years out loud is kind of like insane to me. Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for out loud

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of out loud was in 1821

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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20loud. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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out loud

adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

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