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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The sentences that feel too risky, too raw or too honest to voice out loud.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Advertisement Acknowledging this out loud nods to something moms often hope their kids felt but rarely hear confirmed.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 May 2026
Conversations, texts and day-to-day interactions are revealing more than what’s being said out loud.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
He was also refreshingly unbothered by her success and visibility, and grounded enough to say so out loud.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 May 2026
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Advertisement Acknowledging this out loud nods to something moms often hope their kids felt but rarely hear confirmed.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 May 2026
Conversations, texts and day-to-day interactions are revealing more than what’s being said out loud.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
He was also refreshingly unbothered by her success and visibility, and grounded enough to say so out loud.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 May 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 15 May. 2026.
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