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Recent Examples of sough
The company joins others in the restaurant industry that have fallen on rough times and sough bankruptcy protection, including Razzoo’s and Bar Louie.
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Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sough
Verb
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In the series premiere of Netflix’s Vladimir, Rachel Weisz awakens from troubled sleep to a cascade of texts, sighs deeply, and addresses the camera with pleading eyes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Emma looked at the phone in his hand and sighed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Another quasi-point guard who can bring the ball up against pressure and give Jamal Murray a chance to breathe.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Sough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sough. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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