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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What’s happening behind closed doors is louder than what’s being said out loud, Sagittarius.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Her honesty has struck a chord with readers—and especially with young Black women who see themselves in her willingness to speak the truth out loud.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Scientists then monitored their response when the name of the feline or an unrelated name was said out loud.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For some films, seeing it together and singing out loud is super-fun.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Her honesty has struck a chord with readers—and especially with young Black women who see themselves in her willingness to speak the truth out loud.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Scientists then monitored their response when the name of the feline or an unrelated name was said out loud.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For some films, seeing it together and singing out loud is super-fun.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
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 12 Nov. 2025.
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