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
Laugh out loud with Wanda Sykes, an Emmy-winning stand-up comedian, writer, actress and producer in show business for more than 20 years.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Assembly Bill 877, by Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, would have said the unspeakable out loud — explicitly notifying health insurance companies that residential treatment in California is mostly non-medical and should be billed that way.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
They are only said out loud and never spoken into a phone.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
In a clip from the livestream, Haley vaguely explained the issue to streamer Marlon Garcia, refusing to say it out loud before typing it out on her phone to the host.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Assembly Bill 877, by Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, would have said the unspeakable out loud — explicitly notifying health insurance companies that residential treatment in California is mostly non-medical and should be billed that way.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
They are only said out loud and never spoken into a phone.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
In a clip from the livestream, Haley vaguely explained the issue to streamer Marlon Garcia, refusing to say it out loud before typing it out on her phone to the host.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20loud. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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