How to Use audible in a Sentence

audible

1 of 3 adjective

• Her voice was barely audible over the noise.
• He let out an audible sigh.
• The app can still send audible alerts even if the phone is set to silent.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
• There was a lot of audible love in the room for Austin on Tuesday evening.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
• At first, the car makes an audible chime, and the steering wheel lights turn red.
  — Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
• The women were dragged to the floor, where the men continued to beat them—the sound of heavy punches audible on the video.
  — Cao Li and Liyan Qi, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
• The gunshots are audible, but the footage does not offer a clear view of the fatal shot.
  — Andrew Wolfson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
• There’s often an audible sigh as the last breath comes out.
  — Jeremy N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2022
• Even the barely audible rasp of the bow’s hair across a string can conjure the intimate shape of a last breath.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
• Since there was so little time between that audible and the snap, the Bills didn’t have time to adjust.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2023
• The roar of a new train line is also audible everywhere.
  — Alida Becker, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• Many of them spoke with audible sadness tremors in their voices.
  — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2023
• His pitches sailed, an audible hiss cutting across the space.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023
• Meredith wins and calls an audible, asking Griffin to step in and take Adams' place.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022
• Even in a stadium full of jeers, the comedian was able to make the crowd’s audible rage break long enough to turn the tide to laughter.
  — Sonaiya Kelleystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
• In 2024, news about a celebrity beauty brand tends to be met with an audible sigh and an eye roll at Allure HQ.
  — Allure Editors, Allure, 28 Feb. 2024
• Try this: Clap your hands loudly in the middle of your room and listen for the decay—the audible echoing of that clapping sound.
  — Parker Hall, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
• After a minute, and some audible gasps, everyone stands to watch what the camera doesn't show.
  — David Bauder, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
• No promo codes or coupons at checkout, just a straight-up price drop for anyone who wants to live in a more audible world.
  — PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2023
• Newborns can be quite the audible orchestra, and gas is often part of the repertoire.
  — Anita K. Henry, Parents, 29 June 2023
• The crowd erupted in a mix of applause and audible boos as Brown’s name was announced, much to Rowland’s dismay.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2022
• Mashable points out that this isn't Gordon-Levitt's first audible Knives Out cameo.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Dec. 2022
• One of the officers leans onto the windshield and points what appears to be a firearm at the driver, and as the car starts moving away, a loud bang is audible.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
• When his players took the knee before kickoff in the first game, against Austria, an audible proportion of the crowd booed.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2022
• There was an audible gasp in the courtroom when the jury foreperson read aloud the $75 million award in punitive damages for the women.
  — Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2023
• When Brown was announced as the winner of the category by Rowland, audible boos could be heard from the crowd amid cheers.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2022
• The assault was not captured on camera, but the sound of spitting is clearly audible.
  — Lauren Izso, Brahim Dahman and Ibrahim Hazboun, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
• The head-on-pine thwack was audible above the Billy Ray, and several adult chaperones screamed.
  — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
• Some of the photos elicited audible reactions from survivors of the attack who were in the courtroom.
  — Justin Reutter, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
• And — as with Negrón’s piece, though happening around us — the background seemed to spring to life around a sunrise of a barely audible soundings from the stage.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024

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audible

2 of 3 noun

• But the Hawkeyes do have audibles at line of scrimmages.
  — Scott Dochterman, ajc, 4 Oct. 2017
• There’s going to be a lot more checks and audibles at the line of scrimmage.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• That one, played nearly at the end of the night, seemed to have been called by Costello as an audible.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 July 2023
• At Ole Miss, Patterson used the coaches on the sideline for checks and audibles.
  — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2017
• The audibles vary with each game, and game location plays into it.
  — Scott Dochterman, ajc, 4 Oct. 2017
• When Davis saw the audience’s overwhelming reaction to it on the first few dates of his new tour, the label called an audible.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
• Slight alterations, audibles at the line of scrimmage and execution of those changes are what’s at stake.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 16 Oct. 2017
• The bumblebees were loving a thick mat of woolly thyme growing around a stone path, their hum audible through an open window.
  — Betsy Vereckey, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• Meanwhile, Heupel called every play from the sideline with no audibles.
  — Tod Palmer, kansascity, 26 Aug. 2017
• Jared Goff has improved making adjustments at the line, both in protection calls and in calling audibles.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• And in middle school, the coaches introduced me to audibles and helped me in learning how to read (defensive) coverages.
  — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 14 July 2018
• McAfee went to the roulette table and hit on red 18, Peyton's famous audible, winning an impressive amount of money according to the former punter.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Sep. 2021
• The other purely comedic number was the actual finale, where Nelson called an audible.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
• Meanwhile, Michael and Mariota are discussing at length the audibles that Mariota will call during the game.
  — Tim Rohan, SI.com, 5 Sep. 2017
• Meyer noticed that the Gophers’ defense was calling audibles to a different scheme after the Nittany Lions had a audible to a new play.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2019
• Prescott did his best Peyton Manning impression, calling numerous audibles throughout the night.
  — Steven Ruiz, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2017
• By 3 p.m., offensive coordinator Daniel Algattas recalled, Luton was calling audibles at the line of scrimmage in practice.
  — Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com, 25 Aug. 2017
• Feeney said Manning was completely cooperative and did each pose enthusiastically, at one point even posing as if standing behind center, pointing and barking audibles.
  — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2017
• But the Hawkeyes do have audibles at line of scrimmages.
  — Scott Dochterman, ajc, 4 Oct. 2017
• There’s going to be a lot more checks and audibles at the line of scrimmage.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• That one, played nearly at the end of the night, seemed to have been called by Costello as an audible.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 July 2023
• At Ole Miss, Patterson used the coaches on the sideline for checks and audibles.
  — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2017
• The audibles vary with each game, and game location plays into it.
  — Scott Dochterman, ajc, 4 Oct. 2017
• When Davis saw the audience’s overwhelming reaction to it on the first few dates of his new tour, the label called an audible.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
• Slight alterations, audibles at the line of scrimmage and execution of those changes are what’s at stake.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 16 Oct. 2017
• The bumblebees were loving a thick mat of woolly thyme growing around a stone path, their hum audible through an open window.
  — Betsy Vereckey, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• Meanwhile, Heupel called every play from the sideline with no audibles.
  — Tod Palmer, kansascity, 26 Aug. 2017
• Jared Goff has improved making adjustments at the line, both in protection calls and in calling audibles.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• And in middle school, the coaches introduced me to audibles and helped me in learning how to read (defensive) coverages.
  — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 14 July 2018
• McAfee went to the roulette table and hit on red 18, Peyton's famous audible, winning an impressive amount of money according to the former punter.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Sep. 2021

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audible

3 of 3 verb

• The snap that turned into the touchdown came to McCarron as a run call before the quarterback audibled to the pass.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 2 Apr. 2023
• The Dolphins can also show a Cover 0 look, wait for the offense to audible into a more secure pass-blocking scheme, then back off the line before the snap and drop into a passive zone.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2022
• Teachers and staff members, hiding in rooms, bathrooms and closets across the Covenant School and its church, whispered prayers and pleas for help on the line, children’s voices and gunshots audible in the background.
  — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
• Planes take off from Sky Harbor Airport beyond the south goal, their engines audible but not overbearingly loud.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
• Offensive coordinator Greg Roman had given him a backup play call, just in case, and Jackson walked over to the group of linemen and wide receivers bunched to his left to audible into it.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• Anybody who watches the film, Hooker believes, will see a quarterback asked to make calls at the line of scrimmage, asked to audible, asked to make longer throws than most of the screen-heavy offenses that dominate college football these days.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
• Jennings saw Tulsa playing press man coverage on senior Austin Upshaw, so Jennings decided to audible.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 29 Oct. 2022
• Towns is versatile enough to actually maneuver his way to the block from a variety of angles, and can audible into a different sort of offense if that opportunity disappears.
  — Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• The snap that turned into the touchdown came to McCarron as a run call before the quarterback audibled to the pass.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 2 Apr. 2023
• The Dolphins can also show a Cover 0 look, wait for the offense to audible into a more secure pass-blocking scheme, then back off the line before the snap and drop into a passive zone.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2022
• Teachers and staff members, hiding in rooms, bathrooms and closets across the Covenant School and its church, whispered prayers and pleas for help on the line, children’s voices and gunshots audible in the background.
  — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
• Planes take off from Sky Harbor Airport beyond the south goal, their engines audible but not overbearingly loud.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
• Offensive coordinator Greg Roman had given him a backup play call, just in case, and Jackson walked over to the group of linemen and wide receivers bunched to his left to audible into it.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• Anybody who watches the film, Hooker believes, will see a quarterback asked to make calls at the line of scrimmage, asked to audible, asked to make longer throws than most of the screen-heavy offenses that dominate college football these days.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
• Jennings saw Tulsa playing press man coverage on senior Austin Upshaw, so Jennings decided to audible.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 29 Oct. 2022
• Towns is versatile enough to actually maneuver his way to the block from a variety of angles, and can audible into a different sort of offense if that opportunity disappears.
  — Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• The snap that turned into the touchdown came to McCarron as a run call before the quarterback audibled to the pass.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 2 Apr. 2023
• The Dolphins can also show a Cover 0 look, wait for the offense to audible into a more secure pass-blocking scheme, then back off the line before the snap and drop into a passive zone.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2022
• Teachers and staff members, hiding in rooms, bathrooms and closets across the Covenant School and its church, whispered prayers and pleas for help on the line, children’s voices and gunshots audible in the background.
  — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
• Planes take off from Sky Harbor Airport beyond the south goal, their engines audible but not overbearingly loud.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
• Offensive coordinator Greg Roman had given him a backup play call, just in case, and Jackson walked over to the group of linemen and wide receivers bunched to his left to audible into it.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• Anybody who watches the film, Hooker believes, will see a quarterback asked to make calls at the line of scrimmage, asked to audible, asked to make longer throws than most of the screen-heavy offenses that dominate college football these days.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
• Jennings saw Tulsa playing press man coverage on senior Austin Upshaw, so Jennings decided to audible.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 29 Oct. 2022
• Towns is versatile enough to actually maneuver his way to the block from a variety of angles, and can audible into a different sort of offense if that opportunity disappears.
  — Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 13 Sep. 2017

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