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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Put it in writing and say it out loud.
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Bruce Staley, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz said the quiet part out loud last week.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
The committee submitted its findings unanimously — a signal, perhaps, that elite academia is finally willing to say out loud what the public has long believed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Unlike so many players across every sport who insist such individual awards don’t matter to them, after the season ended on Sunday night Flagg said the quiet part out loud.
—Mac Engel
april 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
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Bruce Staley, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz said the quiet part out loud last week.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
The committee submitted its findings unanimously — a signal, perhaps, that elite academia is finally willing to say out loud what the public has long believed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Unlike so many players across every sport who insist such individual awards don’t matter to them, after the season ended on Sunday night Flagg said the quiet part out loud.
—Mac Engel
april 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 2026.
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