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Recent Examples of aloud Lindsay Clancy described depression in diary, notes On the fifth day of the trial, excerpts from Lindsay Clancy's diary were read aloud. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 County’s policy on use of force Attorneys asked that Yang, one of the deputies, read aloud the county’s policy on use of force. Sofi Zeman august 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Write Out Loud — an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience — has announced its 20th season of Story Concerts. Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 After traveling to Oakland from Colorado, Lori Schott read aloud a diary entry from her daughter, Annalee, who died by suicide at 18 after becoming engrossed with Meta’s apps. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aloud
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Adverb
  • Kiju looked at me, took my hand, and walked around the woman and out into the night air as those inside gasped and moved to help the vile woman.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • His experience as a Carolina Panthers radio game analyst prepared him to get in and out in the proper amount of time.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • That is, the ability to provide the benefits of modern speech interfaces without the need for users to speak audibly, even at a whisper.
    Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was interrupted multiple times on Wednesday, as the Massachusetts woman audibly sobbed in response to testimony about the autopsies of her deceased children.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • When Volpe walked to the plate for his first at-bat, the crowd applauded loudly.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Overton window, for some reason, is more open than ever on the AI apocalypse narrative—and the wisdom of crowds is speaking loudly.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Judging by the number of times one replaces the other during matches, manager Phil Parkinson clearly sees them as interchangeable.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The forest being the chasm between rich and poor that's clearly shown on that chart.
    Paddy Hirsch, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Aloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloud. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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