Examples of sibilance in a Sentence
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However, things never get out of hand and there isn’t a hint of sibilance.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Finally, the treble was so smooth and restrained, never straying into sibilance or even a hint of distortion.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
What about sibilance processing or other dynamic compression?
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Controls here are limited but do offer adjustments to sibilance, EQ, stereo width, and loudness.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
On the other side, there’s a high-pass (or low cut) filter for taming sibilance with a choice of 50Hz and 120Hz.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
In it, a man dressed as a proto-millennial female — hair in Hollywood waves, slight sibilance, exquisite vocal fry — delivered quick-cut punch lines in rapid succession.
—Alessandra Colaianni, STAT, 25 Nov. 2021
The highs are very detailed, and that makes for shiny cymbals and good sibilance.
—Christian De Looper, BGR, 21 June 2022
Meanwhile, the treble shone through clearly but never displayed signs of sibilance or appeared splashy.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 June 2022
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Finally, the treble was so smooth and restrained, never straying into sibilance or even a hint of distortion.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
What about sibilance processing or other dynamic compression?
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Controls here are limited but do offer adjustments to sibilance, EQ, stereo width, and loudness.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
On the other side, there’s a high-pass (or low cut) filter for taming sibilance with a choice of 50Hz and 120Hz.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
In it, a man dressed as a proto-millennial female — hair in Hollywood waves, slight sibilance, exquisite vocal fry — delivered quick-cut punch lines in rapid succession.
—Alessandra Colaianni, STAT, 25 Nov. 2021
The highs are very detailed, and that makes for shiny cymbals and good sibilance.
—Christian De Looper, BGR, 21 June 2022
Meanwhile, the treble shone through clearly but never displayed signs of sibilance or appeared splashy.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 June 2022
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“Sibilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sibilance. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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