How to Use sibilance in a Sentence
sibilance
noun-
Test recordings of my voice were incredibly clean, with no fuzz, sibilance, or laptop fan noise.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
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While Callahan’s baritone vocals are good and hefty, there’s a bit of undue sibilance in his voice.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
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There are basics like levels, reverb, tone, and gain, or settings to manage sibilance and plosives when speaking into the mic.
—Phil Nickinson, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
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The album’s official versions smooth out some of the buzzy sibilance of the bootlegs, but Hold Onto Me Infinity accommodates lots of tasteful clangs and wubs.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
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Grand Luna has an unprecedented high-frequency extension that goes as high as 30kHz, while remaining smooth, non-fatiguing, and eliminating harshness or sibilance thanks to Campfire’s acoustic engineering.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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