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
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Dan Campbell said the quiet part out loud, a bit unprompted, when asked about his confidence level in potentially moving star right tackle Penei Sewell to left tackle.
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Not everything needs to be said out loud right now.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
The lineup — which these days is unquestionably a collaborative effort (meaning the front office puts it together and the manager signs off on it) — stank out loud.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
People didn’t even want to say it out loud.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Not everything needs to be said out loud right now.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
The lineup — which these days is unquestionably a collaborative effort (meaning the front office puts it together and the manager signs off on it) — stank out loud.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
People didn’t even want to say it out loud.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20loud. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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