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
The demand revealed something Miami already knew but rarely said out loud.
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Miami Dade College, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
In a recent post on X, Aaron Levie, CEO of content management platform Box, said the quiet part out loud about how his peers in the tech world fail to grasp the full scale of AI work.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Somebody just needed to be willing to say it out loud.
—Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Comedy often flows from saying the uncomfortable bit out loud.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Miami Dade College, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
In a recent post on X, Aaron Levie, CEO of content management platform Box, said the quiet part out loud about how his peers in the tech world fail to grasp the full scale of AI work.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Somebody just needed to be willing to say it out loud.
—Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Comedy often flows from saying the uncomfortable bit out loud.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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