out loud
adverb
: loudly enough to be heard : aloud
reading out loud
also
: in an openly communicated way
dreaming out loud [=expressing one's hopes and dreams to others]
Examples of out loud in a Sentence
registered their dissatisfaction with the meal out loud to the waiter
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump then read the note out loud.
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Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The question many women ask—sometimes silently, sometimes out loud—is whether this is just how it’s supposed to be now.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
Now the Supreme Court has said the quiet part out loud.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Then speak it out loud and manifest it into existence.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The question many women ask—sometimes silently, sometimes out loud—is whether this is just how it’s supposed to be now.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026
Now the Supreme Court has said the quiet part out loud.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Then speak it out loud and manifest it into existence.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for out loud
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20loud. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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