Examples of raspy in a Sentence
Her voice was raspy from yelling so much.
overwork tends to make him raspy
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At the war’s conclusion, the 86-year-old Khamenei emerged from hiding to declare victory in a raspy voice—a spectacle meant to project strength that instead underscored the regime’s frailty.
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Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025
The rubber meets the road when Polly receives a mysterious box from a bewitching, raspy old woman (Kathryn Hunter, the current go-to for that type of thing — and deservedly so).
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
And then the breathing resumed – very raspy, but breathing.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2021, Emily started asking her then 2-year-old daughter the question on camera, capturing the tot’s adorable responses in her now recognizable raspy voice.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025
The rubber meets the road when Polly receives a mysterious box from a bewitching, raspy old woman (Kathryn Hunter, the current go-to for that type of thing — and deservedly so).
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
And then the breathing resumed – very raspy, but breathing.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2021, Emily started asking her then 2-year-old daughter the question on camera, capturing the tot’s adorable responses in her now recognizable raspy voice.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for raspy
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“Raspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raspy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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